Antoine Dupont
Forget the points totals, defense still decides the Champions Cup semi-finals
Courtney Lawes (right) will need to make a monumental change for Northampton Saints’ upset against Leinster – PA/Adam Davy Common wisdom suggests that knockout games are cagey, claustrophobic affairs. If ever there was a quartet of semi-finalists who could blow this truth away, this season’s Champions Cup has found them. Leinster, Northampton Saints, Toulouse and … Read more
France is starting to look like the mob of five years ago
Fabien Galthie has problems to solve for France – Getty Images/Andy Buchanan Who are you and what have you done with the boys in Bleu? A rejuvenated France that banished the traditional Gallic clichés; the France that dazzled; the France where fans could dream of bold and daring people with ball in hand. After an … Read more