If it wasn’t quite the equivalent of heading for the Louvre and splattering ink across the Mona Lisa, Rio Dyer’s defiant final act in the 2023 Six Nations didn’t exactly please many of those who were in Paris last Saturday.
One gent, in particular, threatened to spontaneously combust or thereabouts, according to reports.
“I've got Shaun Edwards sat behind me here and he is furious,” said Shane Williams in TV commentary as the French took on Wales. “He knows that France have won this game but he's a perfectionist and he will not be happy with that."