FRENCH COLUMN

DAVID BARNES

Poster boy for French youth: Romain Ntamack

French rugby supremo Bernard Laporte says his country will find a place among the three greatest rugby powers on earth.
Happily for England boss Eddie Jones, who confronts France in both the Six Nations and the World Cup this year, Laporte adds it will take a decade for his forecast to come true.
“I am ready to put my name to that now,” he goes on, “in view of the reforms we have made at academy level.”
For the moment, Jacques Brunel, his national manager, has echoed that belief in youth wh...