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He is 71, from a town near Bordeaux, and was in Paris visiting his daughter.

Or, if you like the finer things in life, how does traversing 26.2 miles through Bordeaux's vineyards in fancy dress, sampling wine and cheese at each fuelling station, sound?

Raids are taking place across the country on Monday including in the capital Paris, Marseille and Bordeaux in the south, and the city of Lyon.

In last year's fixture, Mitchell's side remained clinical throughout to clinch a third successive Grand Slam with a 42-21 win in Bordeaux.

Saracens' Zoe Harrison is given the nod at fly-half over Holly Aitchison, who started England's victory over France in Bordeaux last year to clinch the Red Roses' third successive Grand Slam.