Some 50 minutes on the clock, and France were up by 2 points last Saturday afternoon. Then came the moment that changed everything. French wing sensation Louis Bielle-Biarrey received the ball on the left wing with Henshaw in desperate pursuit. Like a Ferrari leaving a family saloon in the dust, Bielle-Biarrey cruised past Henshaw with embarrassing ease. With only Prendergast to beat, he casually grubber-kicked the ball with his right foot, engaged his afterburners, and took the scenic route around Prendergast to score. Truthfully, either Bielle-Biarrey or Maxime Lucu could have scored that try — the French were practically queuing up…

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