France, March 21 -- "What we have is what I'd call a victory, a final victory," said the 56-year-old former international, moments after steering France to a record eighth Six Nations title in the 26-year history of the competition.

"And I'm not going to hide my pleasure in repeating: 'final victory, two seasons in a row'."

Following the 50-40 defeat to Scotland on 7 March, the knives came out for Galthie.

Le Midi Olympique said: "If Les Bleus suffered such a heavy disillusionment and conceded 50 points in Scotland, it is partly because they failed to find the resources to react and revolt. In this sense, many senior figures - among them [Antoine] Dupont, [Charles] Ollivon, [Julien] Marchand, and [Yoram] Moefana - must take their ...