• France’s game was built around flair in the backs,says Hansen
• Philippe Saint-André makes three changes for quarter-finalSteve Hansen has dared France to take their traditional flair out of mothballs in Saturdays quarter-final at the Millennium Stadium, the fresh Zealand coach dismissing the style of play in the Top 14 as dour and overdosed on physicality.
The All Blacks breezed through their pool while France made the final eight after finishing second in theirs, or shades of 2007 when the sides met in the quarter-final at the Millennium Stadium and the form book was not so much ripped up as set through the shredder page by page. Related: Rugby World Cup: fresh Zealand 18-20 France Related: Rugby World Cup 2011: fresh Zealand v France: How the players rated Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com