FABIEN GALTHIE and France are back in action in a Rugby World Cup quarter-final tonight against South Africa.
They'll be looking to reach the semis where they will play England next week.
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Ireland finished as runners-up - their sole defeat coming to champions France.
England won just two games - against Italy and Wales - and ended up finishing third in the table.
This year, France will be up against Italy in Rome to kick off their defence.
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And you may notice France coach Galthie sporting his trademark thick-rimmed glasses on the touchline.
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Why does Fabien Galthie wear thick-rimmed glasses?
Fabien Galthie is always seen wearing his thick-rimmed glasses.
And the coach - who also captained France as a player - has explained why.
Galthie, 53, only started wearing glasses in his mid-forties and says that the thick-rimmed ones he wears now are unbreakable.
He said: "These are plastic sports glasses that allow you to run, to fall, because I broke all my glasses before.
"My eyesight deteriorated around 46-47 years old. I had to put on stronger glasses, but above all I had to stop breaking them."
![Galthie, playing here in 1999, says his eyesight deteriorated when he reached his mid-40s](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/french-scrum-half-fabien-galthie-640591122.jpg?w=820)