France happy to sacrifice flair in ensuring victory over Pumas

LOCK Fabien Pelous has vowed France will sacrifice flair in order to win by any means possible in Friday’s World Cup opener against Argentina.

The French have lost four of their last five matches against the Pumas and struggled to beat them 27-26 in their most recent encounter last November in Paris.

“If we beat them by the same margin this time, that’ll suit me,” Pelous said sterday.

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