A YEAR AGO, France were reeling from a mediocre World Cup campaign, but since Fabien Galthie took charge Les Bleus have rapidly developed into a team capable of competing with the top nations once again.
They have secured seven wins in nine tests under Galthie, beating England in the Six Nations and ending a promising year when a very inexperienced side suffered a sudden-death loss to the World Cup runners-up in the Autumn Nations Cup final.
They finished second in the Six Nations, behind England on points difference, their best result in the championship since 2011.
Sunday’s test against England showed France’s strength in depth, with a starting team boasting only 68 caps dominating the world number two side for most of the game.
“Full credit to them, they have a lot of good young players – they operate a squad system so they know what they are doing,” England
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