Solidarity saved us, claims Dusatoir

YOU try to avoid stereotypes, but that isn’t easy when French players field questions in the post-match mixed zone while lounging with nonchalance on tables and sipping mineral water.

But, look closer. Listen.

Strip away the Gallic shoulder shrugs, the bonhomie and bottles of Vichy St-Yorre and what remains is a squad of men none too enamoured with their performance in the Aviva Stadium yesterday.

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