Dusautoir

Julien Bonnaire is a like-for-like replacement, the captain Thierry Dusautoir is back at the helm and the No8 Louis Picamoles is another of those guys who finished the warm‑ups in the box seat.

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The captain, Thierry Dusautoir, returns to the side after missing the win over Canada and joins Julien Bonnaire and Louis Picamoles in the loose forwards.

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Reuters New Zealand' Conrad Smith tacking Dusautoir, voted man of the match despite his team's loss

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And either Morgan Parra or Dimitri Yachvili at scrum-half, in association with the brilliant Thierry Dusautoir at 6, are feisty enough to take care of Youngs.

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The All Blacks jumped out to an early lead and held their nerve, even after 33 minutes when they lost Aaron Cruden to a knee injury; even as Piri Weepu flubbed three kicks at goal; even when Dusautoir's rumbling run cut the lead to one point.

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Getty Images Dusautoir, captain of the French side, walking past the Webb Ellis Cup dejected after collecting his runner-up medal.

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Within minutes, Dusautoir had cut the lead with a barnstorming run, stunning the crowd of more than 61,000 black-clad, flag-waving All Blacks fanatics into silence.

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In Sunday's game, despite the excellence of Thierry Dusautoir, they fell agonizingly short against a New Zealand team that entered the tournament as favorite and determined to shed its reputation as serial chokers.

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Associated Press No. 6 Thierry Dusautoir sets off a celebration by the French side by scoring a try, cutting his side's deficit to just one point with 30 minutes still to play.

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François Trinh-Duc has been arguably the most influential player of the Six Nations so far, while veterans like Imanol Harinordoquy and Thierry Dusautoir are among the best players on the planet.

Tip of the Day 2011