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Article: RU: French aim to avoid England's grand slam trap

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RU: French aim to avoid England's grand slam trap

By Rex Gowar

LONDON, March 21 Reuters - France will not allow the grand slam pressure that affected England to cloud its vision when it takes on Scotland at Murrayfield in the Six Nations championship on Saturday.

The French will be looking for their fourth win of the competition - and seventh in a row this season - to stay on course for the title and a whitewash of their rivals.

England and Ireland, joint second on points, will be hoping that France stumble and they can catch up with the French by beating Wales and Italy respectively.

The main concern for the French, however, is to remain focussed ...

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