DAVID BARNES
FRENCH COLUMN

Rory Teague is brandishing a torch abroad as the only English head coach in the Top 14, a status he has won at the tenderfoot age of 32.
Teague got off to a flying managerial debut for Bordeaux- Begles yesterday with a 19-10 win over Lyon with new France boss Jacques Brunel, whom he has replaced, sitting in the stand.
It wasn’t the most electrifying game, but no matter. For Teague, appointed until the end of the season before a permanent decision is made on his future, it was significant as a symbol. He grew up in a family proud of cousin Mike Teague&rsquo...