RUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

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Andre Boniface, who died earlier this week aged 89, and his younger brother Guy are widely recognised as the innovators and high priests of running French rugby, French flair, fiesta rugby, jouer jouer. Call it what you will, the je ne sais quoi that distinguishes Les Blues when they take the handbrake off. You know it instantly when you see it.
Andre was a lean, athletic, not overly muscular centre, a tad under six feet and quick enough to start his Test career as a wing although he soon switched to centre. H...