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France claim their first Slam despite tinkering selectors

Unbeatable combination: France’s Camberabero brothers, Lilian and Guy

THE conventional wisdom is that, having identified your chosen playing group, consistency of selection is the way to achieve success.
Keep the faith, learn from your mistakes, don’t tinker too much with a winning side and success will be yours.
Well the French selectors clearly failed to get the memo in 1968 when, remarkably, they made 17 changes en route to France’s first ever Grand Slam. Les Blues had started with a very hard-earned 8-6 win over Scotland with halfbacks Lilian and Guy Camberabero &nd...

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