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WHEN his coach declares that Frederic Michalak will receive increased protection the longer the week goes on, you have be sure that the French out-half in the World Cup quarter-final at the Telstra Dome on Sunday, is something very special indeed.

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The recent renaissance in French rugby has left Italy coach Brad Johnstone wary ahead of tomorrow’s opening Lloyds TSB Six Nations clash at the Stade de France.

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