France need drop of Saint-André’s 1991 vintage to dilute potent England | Robert Kitson

Dusting down a video of the wing finishing off Twickenham’s greatest try could help Sunday’s deflated visitors turn a cornerEvery now and again sport goes through a glorious retro phase. Cricket is back where it used to be in the 1980s with West Indies smashing England in the Caribbean, while Wolves are once again a footballing force. England’s rugby men are also back in business, evoking memories of 2003 by taking Ireland to the cleaners in Dublin.It is a large part of what keeps every sports lover coming back: the romantic idea that, despite years of evidence to the contrary, the good times …