Modernity hurt French flair, says England coach Jones

[WorldNews]

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It's a question many rugby fans inside and outside France have asked themselves in recent years -- whatever happened to 'French flair'? Whether it was Jo Maso in the 1960s and 1970s, the astonishing Serge Blanco in the 1980s or Philippe Saint-Andre -- who finished off a stunning length-of-the-field move for one of the best tries ever seen at Twickenham in 1991 and three years later launched 'the try from the end of the world' that led to world champions New Zealand's last defeat at Auckland's Eden Park, France seemed to have an unending supply of players who could create something out of nothing.

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