Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Wales vs France - Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Britain - March 17, 2018 France head coach Jacques Brunel before the match Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
PARIS (Reuters) - France may have only finished fourth in the Six Nations but under new coach Jacques Brunel, Les Blues appeared to have laid the foundations of a brighter future with Mathieu Bastareaud emerging as a team leader a year ahead of the World Cup.
France opened with losses to Ireland (15-13) and Scotland (32-26) and ended their campaign with a frustrating 14-13 loss to Wales, but in between, they enjoyed a routine win over Italy (34-17) and an impressive 22-16 triumph against England.
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