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    Feb 02, 2021 3 minutes

    SIX NATIONS HIGH

    n the early 2000s, the Six Nations was generally a shootout between England and France, and in 2002 it was who sat top of the table with five victories from five. Key to that Grand Slam was a Serge Betsen-inspired 20-15 win over England. The tries may have come from Imanol Harinordoquy and Gérald Merceron but it was Betsen’s man-marking of Jonny Wilkinson that shut down an England team who would be world

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