Frenchman

Framed as a confession by the child of a Frenchman and a Vietnamese woman, the narrator is a double agent with an unforgettable voice recalling Graham Greene and Vladimir Nabokov.

The Frenchman stood with his head in his hands, apparently crying, before returning to the pits.

His assist for Dembele against Lille, setting up the Frenchman despite finding himself virtually face-to-face with goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, was emblematic of his selfless, all-action displays since arriving.

Frenchmen such as Jean Louis Vignes came here bearing know-how and wine grape stock, and put the old mission varieties in the shade with ever-better vintages.

Frenchman Pierre Brousset's refereeing of the breakdown, where England won seven turnovers, and the scrum - where the hosts picked up three penalties - might also be part of the inquest.