Macron’s winning ways with Shaun

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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 17: French Rugby Federation (FFR) President Florian GRILL and French President Emmanuel MACRON during the Top 14 Finale Rugby match between Toulouse and la Rochelle at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris on June 17, 2023 France. (Photo by Christian Liewig - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

PETER JACKSON

Shaun Edwards has been winning friends and admirers all his rugby life. Now he has a new one who calls the Elysee Palace his home, President Macron.
As the France defence coach told the man who runs the country after the hosts’ opening win over the All Blacks: “Chaque fois vous arrivez, nous gagnon’’ (whenever you come to watch, we win).
“He’s been three times and we’ve won them all,’’ Edwards said in his newspaper column. “The lads gave him a beer and got him to down it in one while they all cheered him on. He was a good sport.’’
Since then, France have proved they can win w...

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