we were kind of expecting the french to lose...happens all the time.... a huge win, and then lose to a team they should beat... that's why NZ/OZ/UK/SA are usually above the lot...you don't beat consistency despite little problems sometimes.
Honestly, the French would have been looking ahead to their showdown in Paris with NZ. I think, above all the other teams, that the French really benchmark themselves against NZ...they love beating the All Blacks, and their famous victories (79/94/99) fast become legend. I am not at all confident that NZ will win this weekend - it is basically a 50/50 proposition. kiwipat