LOUIS Picamoles acclaimed his side’s resilience in defence for spoiling a potential huge Six Nations upset. The French No.8 insisted the victory was crucial if they are to start building confidence just six months from the World Cup.
Picamoles, 33, said: “We gave it everything we had and just managed to finish it off. We could not afford to lose because we have not done ourselves justice in this tournament. We have under-performed, so it was a case of making sure we finished with a win and with a good performance.
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