Inconsistency still an obstacle to French hopes

IF there’s one thing that’s predictable when it comes to the French and rugby it’s their unpredictability.

Ask the All-Blacks, who succumbed to a second-half blitz by ‘Les Blues’ in the 1999 World Cup semi-final.

The problem is the erratic streak runs both ways.

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