England rugby assistant coach Andy Farrell attends their Captain's run at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis near Paris March 10, 2012. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
LONDON (Reuters) - England's young team will be go into the World Cup case-hardened by the experience of Saturday's extraordinary Six Nations victory over France that felt like a devastating defeat, according to assistant coach Andy Farrell.
Despite roaring back from a 15-7 deficit and scoring seven tries to win 55-35 -- their highest-ever score against the French -- England were left distraught to come up six points short of the title, finishing second for the fourth year in a row as Ireland retained the crown.
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