Scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili - Englands nemesis in Paris last season - kicked six penalties from seven attempts as France triumphed 18-17 to record their first Twickenham triumph since 1997.

But Robinson also delivered an upbeat message, claiming that England had played with far more ambition than they showed in losing to Wales last weekend.

England though, still lost, with their cause considerably hampered by goalkickers Charlie Hodgson and Olly Barkley missing six penalties between them.

We are all bitterly disappointed, said Robinson, whose five-Test reign has so far produced three defeats.

You saw in the first-half performance that we took the game to France. I thought some of the play was outstanding, some of the line-breaks we made and the tries we scored.

In the second-half, we got stuck in a rut in terms of giving penalties away, which Yachvili punished us with.

We have lost a game we should have won.

We played with some real ambition at times. so it is obviously disappointing. We lost a game, and we are here to win. This is what happens in sport.

There is a fine line between winning and losing, and for the second week now, weve been on the wrong side of that line and it hurts.

We have now lost three games - by two points (Australia), two points (Wales) and one point (France), but you saw commitment from the team.

It is a big disappointment for us. We are big enough to take it on the chin. In the way of trying to playing the game today, we moved forward.

We will become a better side because of what happened today. I think the side went out and performed.

"It was one of those games where our self-control at the breakdown cost us. It is bitterly frustrating, but we will learn from it.