"For four years, we wrote a beautiful picture for French rugby, the players can be proud, coaches can be proud."
"This doesn't take anything away from the South Africans, who beat us in the fight tonight, they played really well."
Galthie, who is contracted until after the next World Cup in 2027, said he would continue as coach.
"There is a French team that will continue to play, they will soon be playing the first match of the Six Nations in Marseille," he said.
"What we've been through at this tournament is another chapter in the story of the French team."
Persons:
Fabien Galthie, Galthie's, Antoine Dupont, scrumhalf, Ben O'Keeffe, Dupont, I'm, Eben Etzebeth's, Galthie, Nick Mulvenney, Ken Ferris
Organizations:
Springboks, rugby, Namibia, Six Nations, Thomson
Locations:
France, New Zealand, Africa, South Africa, French, Marseille