article_snippet: I know how much hard work people have put in and also how much it hurt to come second for three years in a row. '
article_snippet: We've got a huge challenge coming We way from France. '
article_snippet: They're a high quality team - very big and physical.
article_snippet: As They showed last year when They played Ireland, They played right through for the full 80 in that last game even though They couldn't win the Championship. '
article_snippet: There are lots of hypotheticals.
article_snippet: You don't know how the other two games will play out.
article_snippet: we were in a similar position going into the Italy game last year when we knew points difference would decide it.
article_snippet: The challenge for we was to score as many points as we could.
article_snippet: It's impossible to insulate the players from the results of the previous games because 82,000 people are shouting it at 82,000 people when 82,000 people run on to the field. '