
Steve McNamara is much too modest to accept that a tiny part of France’s record-breaking rugby union humbling of England last weekend might have been plotted during training drills at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.
The Catalans Dragons coach hosted esteemed Les Bleus defensive coach and ex-Wigan stalwart Shaun Edwards in the days leading up to the Six Nations thumping that underscored the recent Gallic success across both codes.