France have learned from their painful defeat in November to 14-man South Africa, forwards coach William Servat said on Tuesday, ahead of next week’s Six Nations opener.
France went into halftime leading 14-13 against the world champions, whose lock Lood de Jager had been sent off for a dangerous tackle.
But the 14 men ran in three second-half tries, while restricting the hosts to a single penalty, to beat France 32-17.
France went on to beat Fiji and Australia in their other autumn internationals – in which they were missing captain and former world player of the year, Antoine Dupont – but Servat insists that the chastening Springbok loss had helped the team evolve.
“It is certain…
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