At first slowly and surely but then quickly and decisively, they seized the game in the grip. France began to dominate England physically and technically. At times, it was close to a bullying.

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Rupert Parker explores this lesser known corner of France Tucked away in the north-eastern corner of France, bordered by Belgium and shaped by centuries of history, the French Ardennes remains one ...

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