Galthie's first thoughts after the 29-28 defeat were for the fans who had supported the team so vociferously throughout the campaign as well as the players and their families but said he had no regrets about how it had been conducted.
"For four years, we wrote a beautiful picture for French rugby, the players can be proud, coaches can be proud." The totemic scrumhalf returned with a fine display on Sunday after missing the final pool game but felt the French had been on the wrong end of a few decisions from New Zealand referee Ben O'Keeffe.
"I don't want to be a bad loser and complain about the refereeing, but I'm not sure it was up to the mark tonight.
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