France, March 13 -- Head coach Fabien Galthie urged his players to move past the loss and focus on the final match of the championship at the Stade de France.

"The players believe in their individual and collective abilities and are legitimately ambitious," Galthie said on Friday. "England are not living up to their expectations but they are still formidable. We're all focused on this moment of truth."

Defeat would leave England with their worst campaign in the tournament since the Six Nations began in 2000. Strong start

France opened their title defence with a 36-14 thrashing of Ireland in Paris on 5 February.

Just over a week later they beat Wales 54-12 in Cardiff, taking control of the competition between Europe's six leading rugby...