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Star turn: Dimitri Yachvili kicks the conversion for France during the 2011 World Cup final
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“There was a manager and his staff, but we were the ones being ridiculous on the pitch and we could not accept that any longer”
Dimitri Yachvili has revealed that his French team ‘sacked’ manager Marc Lievremont before reaching the 2011 World Cup final.
Yachvili confirms they took action after a group defeat by Tonga. He said: “I know how we reached that final and it was not thanks to the system.
“After the de...