JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

Two years, or 20 matches if you prefer, is how long it has taken Fabien Galthie and his staff to transform France’s senior men from perennial underachievers to potential world beaters, with another 20 or so to go before the World Cup kicks off.
Or, so it would appear. Les Bleus under Galthie have certainly been good enough for FFR President Bernard Laporte to, reports say, seriously consider offering the coaching team extended – and, no doubt, enhanced – contracts through to the 2027 World Cup.
Galthie’s current deal, along wi...