Coach Guy Novès insists France are on the right track for the Six Nations following narrow November international losses to Australia and New Zealand.
Speaking at the launch of the 2017 RBS 6 Nations, Noves said:
“In November we saw the game plan was starting to take shape and it was becoming spectacular.
“When a French player was determined, he could knock over a New Zealander. We could sense the players were happy to be back in the France squad with the game plan. There are only positive vibes.
“The stats show that we are the team that made the most breaks in the RBS 6 Nations and in November we were level with the All Blacks on the stats front.
“We have nothing to be ashamed of, we’re on the right path. We can feel that the team is progressing, everyone can.”
But ahead of next week’s opener against England at Twickenham, Novès admits his team needs to reconnect with a winning instinct.
“What is missing is the cherry on top, to entertain people and to win. It’s important to keep improving and reach our goal, of winning matches.”
