RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER

WHY have France fallen off a cliff ?Can it really all be down to the absence of Antoine Dupont or do we underestimate the influence of individual genius in what we like to call the greatest team sport in the world?Here’s my take and incidentally isn’t it nice to have a couple of fallow weeks during the tournament to pause and take stock on such matters after busy weekends criss-crossing Europe. Beware those wanting the Six Nations played out in five straight weeks to mimic the fi...