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Agence France-PresseMarch 14, 2013 22:16
RugbyU: France's Six Nations winless run
France under Philippe Saint-Andre are on their worst winless run ever in the Six Nations, although they are some way off the 14-match streak endured in the Five Nations between 1924-27 which was ended by a 3-0 win over England in Paris in the final game of the 1927 tournament.
Here is the run of Six Nations results under Saint-Andre:
2012
March 4
At Paris
France 17 Ireland 17
March 11
At Paris
France 22 England 24
March 17
At Cardiff
Wales 16 France 9
2013
February 3
At Rome
Italy 23 France 18
February 9
At Paris
France 6 Wales 16
February 23
At London
England 23 France 13
March 9
At Dublin
Ireland 13 France 13
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