XV of France: Antoine Frisch, the newcomer with a surprising career. At 27 years old, the Frenchman has a career that is, to say the least...

singular. After having scoured the 3rd and 2nd divisions, he has exploded for two years in the Irish province of Munster. “He slipped through the cracks,” notes Christophe Hamacek, his former coach in Rouen. "He's a born attacker! If they could play all the balls and attack them, he would do it," says Andy Farrell, the Ireland coach.