Thomas Castaignede: France can rediscover joie de vivre against Irish

Thomas Castaignede played 54 times for France at fly-half, full-back and centre, scoring 252 points for Les Bleus between 1995 and 2007, writes Simon Lewis.

Thomas Castaignede: France can rediscover joie de vivre against Irish
Fri, 13 Feb, 2015 - 00:00
Simon Lewis

As he prepared to make his biennial trip to Dublin for tomorrow’s showdown between Ireland and France, he gave the Irish Examiner his thoughts on the big game...

Q Hi Thomas, so you’re looking forward to coming to Dublin this weekend?

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