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France defeated Tonga at the Rugby World Cup but their performance left a lot to be desired, says Jacques Brunel.
France defeated Tonga at the Rugby World Cup but their performance left a lot to be desired, says Jacques Brunel.
Victory over Tonga sealed France's place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, but Jacques Brunel's men were far from impressive.
Despite securing a quarter-final spot with a game to spare, Eddie Jones wants his players to prepare for a tough game against France.
Jacques Brunel has stuck with his rotation policy for France's match against Tonga - a fixture that produced a huge World Cup shock in 2011.
Jacques Brunel has tinkered with his half-back pairing again for the match against Tonga, Baptiste Serin and Romain Ntamack starting.
France made hard work of beating the United States in Fukuoka and Bernard Le Roux accepted they were complacent in the first half.
France made hard work of gaining maximum points against a spirited United States side, but scored five tries to get the job done.
The United States were hammered by England in their Rugby World Cup opener - France now hope to do the same to them on Wednesday.
Guilhem Guirado was proud of France's first-half display against Argentina, but acknowledged their second 40 was not good enough.
Camille Lopez's first act after coming on was to score a match-winning drop-goal to spare France's blushes against Argentina.
France have frustrated their fans and themselves with inconsistent displays over recent years and Damien Penaud has issued a rallying call.
England must do whatever it takes to get to the semi-finals in Japan, according to Rugby World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson.
New Zealand are favourites, but could they be toppled in Japan? We assess their major challengers for the Rugby World Cup.
Stade Francais star Nicolas Sanchez will take on a host of Top 14 rivals when Argentina face France at the Rugby World Cup.
