Coach Bernard Laporte will take his shell-shocked Six Nations team to Twickenham next month, admitting France have "blown" their chance of winning the championship.
The French would have moved level on points with Clive Woodward's tournament leaders had they turned a commanding 19-6 lead over Wales into victory.
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