FRANCE IN CHAOS AS MUTINY RETURNS AFTER DEMOLITION

FRANCE’S squad are in a mutinous mood following their 44-8 humiliation by England. Scrum-half Morgan Parra hinted at unrest caused by Jacques Brunel’s coaching regime when he said: ‘I think that we are capable of doing what the English do. These are simple things that are today part of high-level rugby, but do we work on it? No.’ An unnamed French player was quoted in rugby newspaper

Midi Olympique saying: ‘It was chaos. Nobody knew which position to play. We were lost on the pitch.’ And former France flanker Serge Betsen tweeted: ‘My soul is shaken. What are our objectives? What are we fighting for? We need some ideas; a fresh start.’