Laporte reveals England admiration

France head coach Bernard Laporte has expressed his admiration for the English mentality ahead of the World Cup semi-final against Brian Ashton’s men on Saturday.

Thu, 11 Oct, 2007 - 11:06

France head coach Bernard Laporte has expressed his admiration for the English mentality ahead of the World Cup semi-final against Brian Ashton’s men on Saturday.

The world champions’ tournament hopes looked dead and buried after their 36-0 defeat to South Africa in the group stages.

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