Redemption is one game away for Lievremont

AS the eldest of eight children, Marc Lievremont’s robust style in coaching the French rugby squad should perhaps surprise nobody.

His four-year reign has been seasoned by a no-nonsense, authoritarian manner — never more so than when he has felt Les Bleus have let him down.

Certainly, Lievremont is a man who demands to be followed, and who feels comfortable scolding any who digress.