Rugby: Ferocious France bracing themselves for England's 'brutal physicality'


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 31 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - France v Italy - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 30, 2019 France assistant coach Fabien Galthie before the match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - France will compensate for their lack of experience with sheer ferocity all over the pitch when they face England in their Six Nations clash on Sunday, head coach Fabien Galthie said.

England manager Eddie Jones warned that his team would unleash a 'brutal physicality' at the Stade de France, hoping to put the hosts on the back foot.

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