France Rugby Team 'Ready for Challenge' Against England

The captain of the French rugby team Thierry Dusautoir said his squad was ready to 'meet the challenge' in tomorrow's game against England in the Six Nations tournament, with France still looking for a first win after two losses against Italy and Wales.

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SHOTLIST: TWICKENHAM, BRITAIN, FEBRUARY 22, 2013, SOURCE: AFPTV -VAR press conference SOUNDBITE 1 Thierry Dusautoir (man), Captain of the French team (French, 26 secs): "Well we all know that the English team is on form at the moment, they managed to win two big matches, and we're coming to challenge them here in England. But the most important thing this week has been to focus on ourselves, on our game, and on the confidence we have in our capacity to win the game here in Twickenham. That was our main focus." -VAR press conference SOUNDBITE 3 Thierry Dusautoir (man), Captain of the French team (French, 19 secs): We have to be daring, and liberate ourselves from all this negative pressure that one can feel after loosing two games. Obviously these moments are difficult to handle, but we've got to let it go and focus on tomorrow's game which will be intense." -VAR press conference -------------------------------------------------- NO AFP TEXT STORY