JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN

FOLLOWING the drawn-out departure of Shaun Edwards – now working as a consultant with the Red Roses during the WXV Global Series – after the Six Nations, France have not had a permanent defence coach.
The position was temporarily filled for this summer’s Nations Championship matches in New Zealand, Australia and Japan by women’s squad defence coach Gerald Bastide. But his pointment was only ever intended apto be a one tournament three-match deal, with Fabien Galthie looking to Montpellier’s highly rated Geoffrey Douma...