17 Quotes by Bernard Laporte

They always lose when it matters (getting it wrong about England in the rugby world cup final 2003).

The weather is beautiful in Toulon and the girls are beautiful and I don't want to leave.

Our success comes from stability.

We have identified areas where we can improve.

Luckily England lost. Otherwise they would have come to Paris with the Grand Slam in mind and been even harder to beat.

Scotland stopped us playing and this is a very difficult place to come. They never let us get into a rhythm and now I think we have a 50-50 chance of winning this championship.

Fred is a key player of our squad, that's why he was rested this week.

If we win, I don't see how Ireland could better our points difference.

Jean-Baptiste has not looked as sharp as in November and Dimitri made a real difference as a replacement against Italy. It's nothing to do with the fact that he always plays well against England, it's just important to keep up competition.