Brothers in Arms: Raising a glass to France


David Beresford decided to trace and write about the French players he idolised in his youth. The result, Brothers in Arms, has been shortlisted for Rugby Book of the Year

France team at 1987 World Cup
Men of repute: the France team that met Scotland at the 1987 World Cup. They reached the final (Getty)
A review of David Beresford's fascinating book about meeting French rugby legends of the 1980s