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Thierry Dusautoir sets sights on disappointing fired-up England

Image: Thierry Dusautoir: France captain has eyes on England scalp

France captain Thierry Dusautoir is ready to wreck England's plans to celebrate a Six Nations championship on Saturday.

The Twickenham match will see England and their old cross-Channel rivals conclude the tournament, and Stuart Lancaster's side will know by kick-off exactly what they need to do to lift the trophy.

France still have an outside chance of taking the title as well, but they need Italy and Scotland to beat Wales and Ireland respectively in the two earlier games to keep those hopes alive.

However, Dusautoir says simply toppling the Red Rose would be reward in itself for France.

"This fixture is something really important for both teams. You call it the 'Le Crunch'," Dusautoir said.

"There's a reason for that and that's because of the rivalry between the teams and countries when it comes to sport.

"It's an important game for both sides. I'm sure that beyond the result and the Six Nations, England will be ready just because they're playing France.

"When you're playing at U20 level you understand the rivalry between the teams.

"It would be a great performance for us to win. Personally, I've never won at Twickenham. It would be a great achievement that for this team.

"England are playing really good rugby and it would be nice to beat them at Twickenham."

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