France star Romain Ntamack has admitted that there was some ‘relief’ when the Springboks defeated Les Bleus in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Fabien Galthie’s men suffered an agonising 29-28 loss to South Africa, who would then go on to claim the title by overcoming England and then the All Blacks.

However, Ntamack was not involved in that last-eight clash, having been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a serious knee injury in a warm-up match in August.

The French star therefore admitted that while he was “disappointed” for his teammates, there was a sense the burden

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