Jacques Brunel has brought unity back to France, but can he bring victories? | Andy Bull

Succeeding Guy Novès was the job nobody wanted but the amiable Brunel has lifted the gloom but now needs results and there would be none better than beating England in ParisBack in 2009, Jacques Brunel made a bet with his players at Perpignan. If they won the championship that season, Brunel would give a piggyback to their prop, Sebastian Bozzi. Brunel is a slight man, Bozzi is not. The latter came in at 19 stone. Brunel was 55 years old. Well, Perpignan beat Clermont in the final, 22-13, and won the Brennus Shield for the first time in 50 years. And after the match Brunel hoisted Bozzi up on …