'Revolution brings out the best in France': Exclusive interview with Dimitri Yachvili and how the 2011 French mutiny revived their World Cup

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'Revolution brings out the best in France': Exclusive interview with Dimitri Yachvili and how the 2011 French mutiny revived their World Cup

France lost to Tonga in the World Cup quarter-final in 2011. The team was in turmoil and it took a player uprising to get them back on track. They lost the match to England in a dramatic fashion. France and England meet in their final pool match on Saturday in Yokohama. They will play to determine who finishes first in each group. Yachvili believes the team's motivation was high after the defeat to the All Blacks. He believes that the players were angry with themselves. There was talk that head coach Marc Lievremont was usurped by player power. It was more profound than that.


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