Lievremont’s pride in his ‘great French’

MARC LIEVREMONT admitted he could not have asked for any more from his players after they went agonisingly close to destroying New Zealand’s World Cup dream.

France, against all odds, pushed the All Blacks to the brink of defeat at Eden Park.

But New Zealand, as they had done against Les Bleus in the 1987 final, took the Webb Ellis Trophy, thanks to prop Tony Woodcock’s try and a second-half penalty from substitute fly-half Stephen Donald.