Nallet: No French revolution

Published: Tuesday, 27. September, 2011 in category France
France: Nallet dismisses claims of unrest

There had been rumours about discontent within the 30-strong Les Bleus squad circulating throughout the tournament, while Lievremont clashed with the media following the 37-17 loss to New Zealand.

However the players, led by spokesman Lionel Nallet, have dismissed reports of unrest with the camp.

"I have been hearing stories, rumours about little uprisings by the players and a lot of nonsense like that," said Nallet, who was the captain under Lièvremont from January 2008 until March 2009.

"At the moment there is a very good atmosphere in our squad and we are all united with each other.

"Yesterday we had a debriefing after the match (37-17 loss to New Zealand) with the coaches and it went off very well."