Narf, Alneyan is partially right, "Antipodean" is what us English call any Australian or New Zealander, ie anyone who lives on the arse end of the planet the other side of England
The French are a funny old side, when they are good, they will beat anyone on their day, but like England, they often seem unable to get it together. A France/England match is always a good excuse for a bit of "Rule Brittania" etc.
Watching the World Cup, you have to give credit to the outsider teams such as Georgia, Uruguay, Japan, Canada, USA and the like. They dont half not give up fighting. A few more years and the World Cup 2007 could well be a really excellent display of hard matched rugby.
The next exciting match will be South Africa/Samoa. Watch this space for some anti-South African sentiments