Smiling France still have room to improve


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 02 Feb 2014

France players celebrate after defeating England in their Six Nations rugby union match at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, February 1, 2014. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - France allowed themselves a smile after their dramatic 26-24 victory over England in the Six Nations championship on Saturday, but admit they still have plenty of work to do to put their horror 2013 behind them.

The French finished bottom of last year's Six Nations and won only two of 11 tests in 2013, and were on the verge of getting 2014 off to a poor start before substitute Gael Fickou broke through the English defence for the match-winning try, three minutes from time at Stade de France.

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