France head coach Fabien Galthie has been left counting the cost of his side’s loss to the Springboks, with two key players sidelined for their upcoming clash with Fiji.
Les Bleus slumped to a 32-17 defeat against the reigning world champions over the weekend, despite leading 14-13 at half-time and having numerical advantage following Lood de Jager’s red card.
However, they come into this weekend’s meeting with Fiji as heavy favourites, as they look to climb back up the world rankings.
France dealt major injury blows after Springbok defeat
The big change comes in the form of Lyon forward Mickael Guillard,
