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Galthié opens up on ‘scar’ of failing to win Rugby World Cup

Hosts France were one of the favorites to win the tournament but lost a thrilling quarter-final 29-28 to the eventual champions. ‘For us, it was a time of mourning,’ said French coach Fabien Galthié, who had not spoken to the press since the night of the loss on October 15.

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Over three weeks since their quarter-final exit at the hands of South Africa, France coach Fabien Galthié finally opened up on Wednesday, November 8, about the “scar that will stay with us for life.”

Hosts France were one of the favorites to win the tournament but lost a thrilling quarter-final 29-28 to the eventual champions. “For us, it was a time of mourning,” said Galthié, who had not spoken to the press since the night of the loss on October 15. “It’s a huge disappointment after four years of hard work, four years of successful work with 80% wins and all those records. “The only objective we wanted to achieve was to be world champions. There was no other. It would have been the same disappointment if we’d lost in the semi-final by one point,” he said. The difference is that we would have had an extra week. The difference is enormous because we wanted to experience thes