A number of England players were less than 100% fit for yesterday’s humiliating 31-6 defeat to France in Paris because they were suffering from a stomach bug, it has been claimed.
Scrum-half Matt Dawson was only passed fit just before the kick-off in Paris but various newspapers reports suggest he was not the only one suffering.
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