Legend Sadourny sure to entertain
If there is one side in the world who never fail to entertain then it is France.
Suicidal at times, breathtaking at others, the French approach is a brand of rugby that has produced some of the greatest moments the sport has ever seen.
And this year, France have included a player who scored one of the best tries the game has ever seen.
Jean- Luc Sadourny is one of the great names of French rugby. He took over from the legendary Serge Blanco at full back and made the position his own from 1991 to 2001.
He played 71 times for France, winning his first cap in 1991 against Wakes and his last against England in 2001.
In 1994 he scored one of the games "greatest tries" against New Zealand in Auckland.
A move that started inside the French 22, and went through several phases with the ball passing through at least ten pairs of hands, before being finished off by Sadourny.
He repeated the feet with another famous try a year later as France beat New Zealand 22-15 in Toulouse.
While the French are well known for their flair, they are also more than capable of mixing up front and their front row has long been acknowledged as one of the toughest tests in international rugby.
So with Sadourny providing some of the flair, Christian Califano and Franck Tournaire, former team-mates for both club and country, will provide most of the muscle.
Califano is his country's most capped prop, representing his country on 72 occasions in an international career that ran from 1994 to 2007.
He was a member of the Grand Slam winning sides of 1997 and 1998, and also played in the 1995 and 1999 World Cups.
Domestically he won the Heineken Cup with club side Stade Toulousain, while also winning the national championship on six occasions.
The French begin their classic with a game against reigning champions South Africa, and will again be coached by another giant of French rugby, Olivier Roumat.
Capped 61 times by his country, he made his debut in 1989 against New Zealand, and played his final game for France, against Argentina in 1996. He also played in the 1995 World Cup.
France squad:
Forwards: Christian Califano (prop, 72 caps), Emmanuel Menieu (prop, France A), Franck Tournaire (prop, 49), Marc Derougemont (hooker, 13), Michael Koniek (hooker, France A), Thibault Algret (hooker), Eric Leconte (lock, France A), Christophe Porcu (lock, France A), Andre Berthozat (lock, France A), Gerard Orsoni (lock, Thierry Louvet (backrow), Patrick Tabacco (backrow), Jerome Bonvoisin (backrow).
Backs: Patrick Ladouce (scrumhalf, France u-21s), Aubin Huber (scrumhalf, 58), Benoit Bellot (fly half, 6), David Aucagne (fly half, 15), Jean-Charles Cistacq (centre, 1), Nicolas Couttet (centre), Thomas Lombard (centre, 12), Pascal Bomati (full back), Pierre Bondouy (full back), Frederique Benazech (full back, France 7s), Jean-Luc Sadourny (full back, 71). Coach: Olivier Roumat (61 caps).
Sadourny’s try is considered one of the greatest tries ever scored. You can see it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ3_QH4d30Q).
And if you have time, also take a look at the greatest try of all time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCbG4I0QyA). You may have see it countless times before, but it never gets old.