If Lionel Beauxis can be summoned from history to play at fly-half for France against Scotland today, then who knows what else we may see again — perhaps a blockbuster new film starring Brigitte Bardot? Maybe we can expect the return of General de Gaulle as French president. It is six years since Beauxis last appeared for France, six years during which the revolving door that is the fly-half position in the France national team has become a dizzying whirlpool — and six years is a long time in rugby. With the rate that the game moves on in real terms it constitutes something like a century. With great respect to Beauxis — and I know he is playing well for Lyon and has a hefty…

Source: The Times February 11, 2018 02:03 UTC