Despite being granted unprecedented resources in his pursuit of securing France's first-ever World Cup title, head coach Fabien Galthie and his team fell short at the first major hurdle. Nevertheless, Galthie will continue his mission with the full backing of the French Rugby Federation (FFR).
Galthie had access to a considerable pool of 42 players during every training camp, supported by a staff of 50 individuals, including a top-level referee. Despite these investments, France was eliminated in the quarter-finals, suffering a narrow 29-28 defeat at the hands of the defending champions, South Africa, as reported by Reuters.
The agreement between the French federation and the league, which oversees the Top 14, remains in place until the next World Cup. Although some changes will occur within the coaching staff, there will be no budget cuts despite financial challenges.
Assistant coaches Laurent Labit and Karim Ghezal are departing, making way for Patrick Aletazza as the backs coach and Laurent Sempere as the assistant forwards coach. Head of performance Thibault Giroud and doctor Philippe Turblin are also leaving their positions.
However, defense coach Shaun Edwards and general manager Raphael Ibanez will stay on board.

FFR president Florian Grill, in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, expressed his lack of concern regarding the 16 million euro ($16.88 million) deficit projected for 2022-23 and an estimated 20 million euro deficit for 2023-24. Grill emphasized the need to leave no stone unturned, particularly in terms of working with officials, as French players criticized referee Ben O'Keeffe's decisions in their loss to South Africa.
"We cannot afford to be naive," Grill stated. "We need to have more political influence. Our lack of influence was due to insufficient efforts.