Second-place France are now three points behind Ireland, who need a massive favour from old rivals England this evening. However, the chances of that happening appear remote if the form book is anything to go by, with Steve Borthwick’s struggling side having followed a 12-Test winning streak with three successive sobering losses to slump to fifth and on the brink of their worst-ever Six Nations campaign.
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