ASSISTANT Coach Andy Last admits "disjointed" England weren't good enough in a flimsy win.
Crucially, St Helens star Jack Welsby helped stir them into action after falling behind 8-0, staving off any threat of nosediving to a first defeat against France in 33 years.
But the mid-season international their only action before the autumn's two-Test series against Samoa - all felt a bit farcical in front of a tiny Toulouse crowd.
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