Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: He mema nui a Galthié o te kapa French i whakapouri i a Aotearoa i te haurua whakamutunga o te 1999 Rugby World Cup i Twickenham. I te tau 2000, i tae atu a Colomiers ki te whiringa toa French, engari me maataki a Galthié mai i nga tuunga na te whara o te turi. I ngaro te karapu 28<unk>23 ki a Stade Français, i uru atu ia ki te waa e whai ake nei. I te tau 2001 i tohua a Galthié hei rangatira mo France. He tau angitu i
I te tau 2002, tae atu ki te Six Nations Grand Slam, i kite a France i te mana o te 2002 IRB Awards, me Galthié i tapaina ko te kaitakaro o te tau, me te kaiako French a Bernard Laporte i tapaina ko te Kaiako o te Tau.