After humiliating defeat, Antoine Dupont might be key to reversing France's winning rot
French head coach Jacques Brunel always knew he faced an uphill battle when he took the reigns of the national squad in December 2017, as did his predecessors Guy Novès, Philippe Saint-André and Marc Lièvremont. In fact, not since the days of Bernard Laporte - and he remains a polarising figure in France - have Les Bleus been a true force in world rugby.