Forget the Paris implosion – France are building a force to be feared | Ben Ryan
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Les Bleus have learned from their mistakes and the team of tomorrow could be forged at Twickenham on SundayIn the aftermath of France’s second-half implosion against Wales, there was an explosion of a lazy stereotype with “typically French” uttered loin et large across TV, radio and social media to explain away the national team’s performance.Having spent the past 18 months working in French rugby such pigeonholing sits uncomfortably. Surely no one can have been referring to an inability of French sportsmen and women to deliver when it matters? The current French football world champions, who …





