Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I hanga e ia tana tuatahi mo te ao mo France i te tukinga ki Romania i Lourdes i te tau 1997. I wikitoria a Parani i te tukinga 39 tohu ki te 3. I muri i tana tākaro i te 2002 Six Nations Championship
I whakauruhia ia ki te kapa French mo te 2003 Rugby World Cup. I eke ia ki te whakamatau i te wikitoria 51-9 ki a Scotland.