"If the French are still in a negative mood and the Welsh pick another defensive team it could be a nil-nil draw." Former Wales outhalf and television pundit Jonathan Davies expresses a fear that the France-Wales game next week might not be much of a spectacle.
"Right now I still feel at the top of my game. I am mature enough to know whether I should be in the French squad. I am fully aware of what is expected of a tricolore." The 34-year-old full back Jean Luc Sadourny on his recall to the French side and his subsequent fine performance in their win over Italy.
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