The captain of the French rugby team, Mathieu Bastareaud was overheard by television microphones describing France’s shock 21‑14 defeat to Fiji as “pathetic” and “shameful”.
France had never lost to Fiji in nine previous attempts and had won their six home encounters against them without conceding a first‑half try.
But scores from Semi Radradra and Josua Tuisova, coupled with three crucial second‑half penalties from Ben Volavola, led France to a damaging defeat just 10 months out from the Rugby World Cup.
After the game, Bastareaud told players “Who do we think we are? We beat Argentina and we think we’re something special,”.
He also said “We have to start from scratch now and we’re at rock bottom. Because we’re pathetic, shameful, we have to be aware of that”
[Source:Rugby Pass]
