Rugby Union: Victory 'Made in Coventry' ; Rbs 6 Nations England 26 France 18

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Brian Ashton began the week as Old Mother Hubbard - with a bare cupboard - and ended it as the shoedwelling Old Woman - so many fly halves he doesn't know what to do. What a remarkable transformation it has been.

Buried under a sea of green at Croke Park a fortnight ago, beaten up front and embarrassed behind the scrum, they flopped to a record Six Nations defeat, yet at Twickenham yesterday an effervescent display helped them beat France for the first time since 2003.

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Rugby Union: Victory 'Made in Coventry' ; Rbs 6 Nations England 26 France 18

For once the elusive, creative, free running threequarters were clad in white and were orchestrated by not one but two young playmakers who not only showed themselves capable of operating at the highest level but also exposed the limitations - yes there are some - in Jonny W...

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