What can Andy Farrell learn from South Africa’s defeat in Paris?

It’s tempting to suggest that South Africa are human after all, following the 21-19 defeat to France, a reflection on the personal foibles and several self-inflicted shortcomings in performance terms that led to a frustrating night in Paris.

But in another context, the double and reigning world champions are hewn in the form of another human. The pack is a living, breathing embodiment of the work of their scrum coach Daan, who has made them largely unplayable in that set piece. It should have been the foundation stone for another victory. That it wasn’t was down to halfback and backline malfunctions.