Having reached the knock-out stages of the World Cup, England face a tough quarter-final challenge against France. Martin Johnson’s men remained unbeaten throughout the group stages, despite a few minor blips and scares. However, they now know that nothing but their best will do, if they are to have any hope of winning back the title they won in 2003. England lock, Tom Palmer believes his side have every chance of progressing to the semi-final of the competition. He says that England must look to take advantage of the French team’s mental fragility, something that has clearly hampered them in recent years. “From my knowledge of French guys and what their psyches’ like, it tends to be that if things don’t go their way or things aren’t going too well they… Read More






