French Column - By James Harrington

The FFR has rejected a proposal from New Zealand to relocate the third Test of next July’s tour to USA – a decision that probably will not go down well in the Land of the Long White Cloud, where officials are already smarting from reports that Les Bleus are planning to leave a number of first-choice players at home.
New Zealand Rugby had put forward the plan when the two sides met at the Autumn Nations Series match at Stade de France on November 16.
According to reports, the FFR were not taken with the idea from the outset – and the polite refusal was ra...