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Narrated by James Marriott
It takes only a shortish rugby memory to buy into the French panic that greeted the anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered by Romain Ntamack in the World Cup warm-up match against Scotland in Saint-Étienne. That is not to dismiss the sadness, primarily for the France and Toulouse fly half, and his absence from what was potentially the highlight of his career.
There’s also a sadness for those who love the artistry of the sport. There’s no more elegant a fly half on the planet. Most recently he eased 60 metres through the massed ranks of the La Rochelle defence to win the French Top 14 title for Toulouse in Paris. At the same venue where France host New Zealand on Friday; the same venue from
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