Of course, the whole Novès departure thing is far from done. In early January 2018, he broke his silence – and I wrote this for ESPN… no doubt, there’ll be more to come
Guy Novès has lambasted his former employers at the French Rugby Federation (FFR), insisting he would have been given time to build a side for the 2019 Rugby World Cup had he been England coach.
Ten days after he was replaced by Jacques Brunel as France boss, Novès broke his silence and told French weekly Journal Du Dimanche: “I cannot understand why I will never be able to achieve the goals we set in 2016 when I took office.
James Harrington: Freelance sports journalist 