‘Sorry, good game’: why English rugby attitudes still infuriate France
- Posted on February 7, 2025
- By The Guardian
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‘Sorry, good game’: why English rugby attitudes still infuriate France
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The one thing France fear about England isn’t their scrum, maul or back-play – it’s their attitude when they beat them