Mick Cleary marvels at the mercurial French following their opening Six Nations win over France in The Daily Telegraph.
"The call has already gone out to New Zealand passport officials to check the paperwork carefully when the French squad arrive in Auckland for the Rugby World Cup in early September. Just which lot will land?
"The supine, angst-ridden mob who had a collective nervous breakdown against Australia in November, or the gung-ho, on-message, fast and fancy-stepping outfit that shredded Scotland at the Stade de France on Saturday evening? Not even the French know the answer to that one.
"If the Six Nations championship does its best to reinforce national stereotypes, then we can only thank the Lord, sir, for the mercurial, flighty French. Just as you think you’ve got then nailed down, they switch masks and give you another face. Keep ’em guessing, that’s the trick."
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