DAVID BARNES
FRENCH COLUMN

Gabriel Lacroix, of La Rochelle, is an unlikely lad in the muscular world of the Top 14. He is a titch of a winger who wears a scrumcap and a thigh guard on his left leg.
At just 5ft 6ins and 12 stone wet through, he could have stepped straight out of the old comics that celebrated fictional sporting heroes from yesteryear.
Lacroix, 23, though, is very much up to date, scoring a hat-trick of tries yesterday against no lesser opposition than champions Clermont and helping deliver a stunning, bonusenhanced 51-20 win.
He has a knack of scoring in clusters, joining ...