JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

The French for UFO is OVNI – which stands for objet volant non identifié. It is a term that has, over the past couple of years, flown into the rugby lexicon in France, as it is favoured by Fabien Galthie as a useful shorthand description for a surprise selection.
There have been a few OVNI selections in the Galthie era.
Anthony Bouthier was the first, in Galthie’s first match in charge – the win over England in the opening match of the 2020 Six Nations. The full-back was a few matches into his Montpellier contract, having signed...