Parra admits French are at a loss

Vincent Clerc accepts current Six Nations leaders England are the best team in the tournament this year while France, Ireland and the others are struggling to stay on terms.

The Toulouse wing will look to help France to a 12th win in their last 13 games against Ireland today to arrest a run of three successive Six Nations defeats.

“I feel like it’s the first year where there’s a lot of uncertainty on every game,” he said. “Only one team, England, is confident and slightly above the others, while the others are still looking for the right formula.