Ollie Chessum feels that, for all the frustration England felt at losing to France with the final kick of the match to condemn them to their worst-ever Six Nations, they left Paris with renewed belief.

England were not expected to gate-crash France’s title party after losing three games on the spin without firing many shots.
But they threw off the shackles and outscored their hosts on tries in piling up 46 points, a record for a losing side in the tournament.
“I do not know if you could describe the performance as a standard setter,” said Chessum, the Leicester Tigers captain who started the ...