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WHY FRANCE COULD EMBARK ON A GOLDEN ERA

BOLD SELECTIONS can be fraught with danger in a Six Nations. But judging from how a new-look France side performed in the early rounds of this year’s championship, they have the bit between their teeth.

In the likes of scrum-half Antoine Dupont and No 8 Grégory Alldritt, they have unearthed potential superstars.

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