England v France: Match Reaction | 6 Nations 2025

England v France Six Nations 2025 Review: Key Events, Stats & Opinions
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Lineups:
England: 15 Marcus Smith, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Ollie Lawrence, 12 Henry Slade, 11 Ollie Sleightholme, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Tom Curry, 5 George Martin, 4 Maro Itoje (c), 3 Will Stuart, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Ben Curry, 22 Harry Randall, 23 Elliot Daly
France: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Grégory Alldritt, 7 Paul Boudehent, 6 François Cros, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Alexandre Roumat, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Peato Mauvaka, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
Replacements: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Cyril Baille, 18 Georges-Henri Colombe, 19 Hugo Auradou, 20 Mickaël Guillard, 21 Oscar Jegou, 22 Nolann Le Garrec, 23 Émilien Gailleton
*Lineups from Planet Rugby
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[@dazzac007]

As an England fan, we really needed this, I must admit, I got quite emotional when the ball was kicked out the field at the end. A real dog fight the full 80 minutes. France, considering the amount of mistakes they made with the handling errors, they made some fantastic trys, but I know they will learn from this and rebuild for their next game. Well played France, thank you for a fantastic match. I'm off to walk off the emotions, le crunch for a reason xD

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah hell of a match, fitting for Le Crunch, especially with how much England were written off by so many going into this one

[@lawLess-fs1qx]

Borthwich deserves credit. Hope the media get off his case. Congratulations from Dublin. Torrid 6 months for England

[@Hateeveryone4cku]

I know the feeling I got it when we won in NZ!

[@RalphdArc]

Gripping game . Well done England .............😒

[@michaelshanahan4042]

Yes I don’t blame you Irish fan well done you deserve it 😊

[@KernowekTim]

Old Irish supporter: Fierce craic altogether! A grand win for England. This exemplifies one of the reasons why the 6N's is such a grand thing. 6 Nations is all we need up here in the far North. It is our jewel and we have enough polishers of it. Never have I shouted the English on. I did for the first time in 66 years today, but by the Holy One, I feel no shame for it. The fellas saved their Head Coach's neck. Losing: especially to the French, on English soil doesn't sit well with ERFU hierachy. It looks bad in the papers and their huge cash bonuses can't be "deflected".

[@graceygrumble]

An Irish(wo)man was cheering on England? Has Hell frozen over!? I'm afraid.

[@cpt.8778]

bless ya for supporting us ...Every country hates us winning , don't know why as we saved the world twice .

[@graceygrumble]

@cpt.8778 That comment is exactly why everyone wants to give the English a slap. Thankfully, the Americans - who also deserve a slap for the very same reason - are at the front of the 'who would you like to slap?' queue. You're an embarrassment.

[@graceygrumble]

Has H+++ frozen over?

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

a match that France can win by 40 points in the first half...there are days when things don't go as you want.

[@dublinbay2362]

As an Irishman, my wife could not believe I was up for England. What a result, and well done to the fantastic English fans

[@enda1ie]

Hand in your passport, that’s embarrassing.

[@jonbon6843]

Game’s gone

[@LuisNunes-ps4sl]

Hey, they cleared Ireland's way to the championship 😁😁😉

[@fawltyoldboybasil.2178]

@@enda1ie Take a look in the mirror for the definition of embarrassing.

[@brooklyniron1999]

@@enda1ieoh do shut up. Silly boy.

[@christianmccann9400]

What a game .. congratulations England .. cheers from Dublin!

[@seanquigley8041]

🍀🍀💪

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah fitting of a big Six Nations clash this one!

[@offal]

Thanks, good luck against the Jocks tommorow

[@murraymicha]

Ireland are now the only team of the top three that can now win the 6 Nations Grand Slam. Giving more to play for, it should raise their game for the remaining rounds, including next weekend's against Scotland - and the final game against France.

[@Irish780]

​@murraymicha hope u right but our last game is Italy

[@JTM1809]

I don’t often root for England, but today I did. They were the better team, and deserved to win. Fin Smith was exceptional at 10. He and Mitchell are the best 9-10 combo England have. Marcus Smith at 15 is a real conundrum. Outstanding on attack, abysmal on defense. The French were running around him all day long. Yes, he brings more balance than Steward, who costs England a try or two every game without having Marcus’ upside, but once Furbank is back, he should retrieve the 15 jumper. Also, Marcus absolutely shanked two relatively doable kicks, costing England 5 points. He was a liability defensively, but also great in attack and broken play. Maybe he’s the ideal 23, covering both 10 and 15. I doubted Borthwick’s triple playmaker plan, but he proved me wrong, and I’ll happily eat the crow. All the Slade critics should rinse their mouths and be quiet. The guy is an excellent player, his botched kick for touch notwithstanding. He can create something out of nothing offensively, his timing of pass is just outstanding, it opens up space for his runners. Two super important details had a large impact on this game. 1) England had more or less parity at scrum, which I didn’t expect, and 2) they won the game in the cursed 4th quarter, which is exactly where they have been losing them up to now. This is great news for England. A massive, and fully deserved win.

[@Santiago007-l5o]

For the sake of the tournament, a Scotland win tomorrow against the Irish would make this the most exciting 6N tournament in decades

[@lizzyhanahoe4197]

Well done England for hanging in there and pulling off the win against the favourites. You deserved that ☘️💚🇮🇪

[@michaelshanahan4042]

Don’t you just love the six nations the English put a spanner in the works that is the thing about this competition it’s never over until it’s over 😊

[@SchmozzleGTO]

@@michaelshanahan4042 tis the beauty of it. I absolutely LOVE the 6N, esp. when the Slam is on for your team... Let's go Ireland, tall order but I'm feeling good... The tournament win would be amazing, first to 3 in a row... but a Slam, oh bais... If only M.Smyth missed that pesky drop last year, could be on for turd Slamin a row... if my aunt had balls like. Bring on Scotland, hope its another 6N gem.

[@cpt.8778]

@@SchmozzleGTO no chance

[@SchmozzleGTO]

@cpt.8778 no chance of Slam, you joking? Ireland is on a massive hardcore 1 game winning streak ;), MOMENTUM. There's clearly, obviously, categorically "a chance", per Scotlands "chance" ... "No chance" is objectively incorrect... Subjectively, Ireland show up and play at 80%, they beat Scotland- Scotland are a world beating team on their day. But any sensible rugby person knows a Scot win is them on fire, Ireland below par- can totally happen but the teams form and bookies odds are accurately Ireland win (zero arrogance, Im stating facts- which includes Scotland are a great team and could win). .. Then, barring an incredible and uncharachteristic implosion/staggeringly brilliantly shock Italian, or even more shocking insanely wildly better than form Welsh performance, the 6N, as per the odds, comes down to France winning in fortress Lansdowne, and to an increasingly strong looking Ireland (H1 vs H2 of Ireland's 1st game winning streak established the trend : I ) and vs now (post Eng match) not as strong as I thought France... A Slam is on. Objective fact. But lets survive Murrayfield first... Being excited about our prospects is the joy of 6N... if Scot fans and team can talk winning the 6N, as everyone pre-tourney talked a French win/slam, including me and a lot of Irish rugby fans. So if Scot n France are in the chat, then Ireland surely are- highest ranked and in form, OBJECTIVELY. Irish fans arent being arrogant hoping our lads will win... on back of games so far, historic 3 in a row is on, journey to SLAM IS ON!!!!! Objective fact till c.5pm Sunday when "vs Scotland" finishes at very least. COME ON IRELAND WOOOP.

[@SchmozzleGTO]

Im not lonely and have friends... I just love EweChoobs and comment sections.

[@jimbob2252]

I nearly choked on my cup of tea when Dupont dropped that ball for a try. Can't ever remember him making a mistake since he turned up on the scene

[@kurupt7154]

He makes plenty but they get brushed off or just get awarded points and ignored! Can’t let the poster boy look bad!

[@jeffdutton2374]

thanks for a proper round-up, not just a review. Well done.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Cheers mate! Cracking weekend! Still one to go!

[@christiancatley4120]

Wow what a game!!! Well done England!! From New Zealand fan

[@jorgebaigorri7971]

Outstanding!! congratulations!!keep on mate, excellent ,following from argentina 👍

[@davidchambers331]

Congratulations England. Great win.

[@aaronmoore9417]

England grit vs French flair - amazing game

[@bernieob9577]

Live your channel, well done England from Ireland

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Cheers man! Yeah was a cracking game

[@IrelandWinningSixNations2025]

This wasn't just entertaining, this was exciting.

[@Barristerboy]

Two Cents - You are bloody awesome. BTW, I thought the ref was fantastic.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Cheers man! Yeah low penalty count helps the flow, even if the teams dropped a few too many balls

[@MarcelAspenite]

Dubliner here, I wanted to route for France but England just wouldn’t lie down. Let’s have no banana a skins tomorrow 🇮🇪

[@nickbx6009]

Bien joué aux anglais. Faudra pas oublier se se rincer le savon des mains pour nos français.

[@gezzarandom]

Wow that game was crazy, it was like the game last year when England scored that injury time drop goal to beat us. Yes France committed some handling errors but if you don’t convert then you’ll lose. Hats off to England though, some result. England at home are usually formidable.

[@coreyv8150]

France´s handling let them down in the first half. They should have scored two more tries. Kudos to England though. They never gave up and played well. Finn Smith ran the show very well. Great test match.

[@Wolfsong27FlyHalfFullHeart]

One of the best wins hands down, we’ve been on the losing side by so close so many times once that ball went over in the final seconds of the game I screamed so hard I broke my voice, I’m so proud of my boys and all the hate we get we keep our heads down go again and have hearts like fucking lions, a big nod to the French we play 100% against them because their that good and we had play each set until the last whistle. Absolute cinema of a game 🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏉

[@cyrilkellerer3174]

Les Francais favoris sur le papier et les Anglais qui ont bien manoeuvrés sur le terrain.Bravo!Bien joué!

[@ahairyhaggis1449]

That was a good game to watch, well done England

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah that 2nd half was bonkers!

[@Stereo_mike]

That’s why the 6 nations is the greatest

[@wiledog]

Springbok fan here... now England knows what it feels like to win by a single point, ironically against France! What an insane game!

[@CrimsonMF]

They beat Ireland by 1 last year too

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man crazy back and forth finish!

[@dimitardobrev3296]

I was rooting for England. Well played. Loved it. Enjoy the victory! Bok neutral

[@alphaomegon3683]

No worry, that’s fair and sport. No French person ever roots for you and we don’t expect any support in return

[@laoch5658]

boks are basically English

[@MichaelPunished]

@@laoch5658 except they're largely Dutch and African and support almost anyone other than England. Apart from that, you're right

[@andremaube5069]

Wtf man, France Should score at least 4 tries in 1st half… very weird performance. But congrats to England. They stay focus and brave all the time

[@GuitarZeroPlus]

Too many handling errors for France in the first half. I feel the score should have been 28-7 at half time but so many made tries were lost to a dropped ball. We let England alive at half time and we let them hopes. Our skills under high balls have to be reviewed. It feels more like France has lost that game than England has won it. Congrats to England though

[@guilainlepiouffle8029]

Reminds me of the quarter finals against the Springboks where France could have been two tries clear in front in the first half and lost by a point.

[@Marcsadventure]

Well done England, from Dublin

[@andrews1289]

Thanks for video Two Cents. Not many of us English fans or media were giving us much of a chance against a French side full of generational talent. There's a feeling Finn Smith's game is more suited to international rugby than Marcus and in that showing their could be some mileage in that. I'm mostly impressed with how our forwards went going toe to toe with a much vaunted French pack. Tom Curry I didn't have much confidence in him getting back to his pre injury level but will eat my words. He was a beast. I really thought they'd snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as loosing becomes a habit. Need to kick on from here though as there have been one off win under Borthwick. Getting the Calcutta back and beating Italy and Wales will have England finally going in the right direction. Championship is still all to play for, the balls in Irelands court. I expected France to win it and they may still.

[@fungibleunit4477]

I fully expected France's forwards to steam roll the English pack, especially in the scrum. As it turned out the English pack did make a hash of their line-outs, but the scrum, maul and breakdown was about as good as you could hope for against such strong pack. I liked Finn Baxter's response to getting pinged at the scrum - he took it on the chin and attacked and mullered his opposite number from then on, looks like he might merit the hype he's been getting. :)

[@bipper64]

congrats to england and its fans....really disappointed cos i think we didn't shoot ourselves in the foot but in both feet...but that's sport , we gotta accept the defeat when it happens.. our leaders clearly failed us and i mean by that dupont , ramos and aldritt... jalibert has certainly played his last game in blue.. he's a revolving door defensively.. our bench was also disapointing ...colombe can't scrumage but we all alreasy know that...anyway that's rugby so i guess we all have to be good sport when we lose so once again congrats to england and good luck for the rest of the tourney

[@laurencefernandes6484]

Bravo aux anglais

[@nealgarner6431]

Six nations the best rugby tournament proper rollercoaster 🎢

[@archvermin]

12:06 I enjoyed that actually, it's endearing to me when the commentators are also caught in the excitement of the game. He was yelling for the crowd to be quiet during the conversion too

[@VidzMisc]

It was an edge of your seat game. England really wanted it. Fantastic game played. South African fan here

[@offal]

I think the England replacements were spot on today, timed perfectly, Daley, who`d a thought :) UL France and very well done England

[@Irish780]

Absolutely well done England was cheering you guys on

[@tankc6474]

Irish fan here but fair play England, the kept plugging away and got their rewards, very interesting championship ahead.

[@trharding]

Good on England for sticking in there. France was sloppy but England had to be there to win it and they got stronger towards the finish. Top underdog win.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah exactly right, heads didn't drop after that last French try

[@duber1439]

As a Irish fan, I would like too congratulate the English team on today’s performance, We know what it was like to be beaten in every game, well done 🙏

[@clibo1]

France was so confident going into this match. As a Springbok fan i know you never underestimate England in rain weather, especially at Twickenham. Great Test Match 👏👏

[@alphaomegon3683]

You are fully wrong. The English press lauded France. Many French people smelled a rat and were quite unsure

[@patanouketgersiflet9486]

@alphaomegon3683 and it was raining that bad.

[@laoch5658]

I would go as far as saying the 6N is better than the world cup for entertainment

[@paulcostello1807]

It's possible the last two years but the last world cup was absolutely top quality on one side of the draw and had two amazingly high quality 1/4 finals. Then the semis were dirge and the final was muck

[@neilshrekpurves4521]

Well done England, a good roll of the dice with 10 and 15, hopefully SB can see the upside of taking the odd risk 😊

[@allin8795]

That ntamack red really hurt the French in the end! He’s the difference between them being the best in the world and one of the best

[@thibautmerlin2376]

Not sure Ntamack would have changed anything tbh

[@Toebe26]

Ragged and tired England fan here. Being an England rugby fan must be one of the most excruciating experiences in sport. They just would not back down. That made me feel🥲

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah you guys have suffered a lot of those go the other way, so good to see the lads get a win this time

[@Toebe26]

⁠@@TwoCentsRugbymate it’s brutal. All this hype, only to lose to wales in the last game 😆

[@hafidkouloun6405]

@@Toebe26 🤣🤣

[@PlayingGilly]

England winning did Ireland a massive favour. If we win tomorrow it gives a comfortable cushion going into round 3. We have to do it first, Scotland will be chomping at the bit.

[@ItsBellers]

France could come to Dublin and do a job on us. I have a sneaky suspicion this year will come down to points difference

[@PlayingGilly]

@@ItsBellers For sure, no counting eggs here. Every match is a must win

[@alphaomegon3683]

The French defeat is mostly due to French back line backfiring and making handling mistakes, resulting in so few points scored. It’s well known it’s more tiring to attack than to defend. Attacking without scoring drains your energy and you saw that in the end, with the French players exhausted.

[@jklas4591]

Congrats England on the win, it was a proper test! You have won me a tiny bet, lads. Keep your fingers crossed for a Scotland fan from Czech Republic tomorrow.

[@ronhall9394]

With ref to the first forty - Fin Russel did say he felt like a rabbit trapped in front of the headlights, he then slipped into the groove and brought in more game management in the last forty. Noy bad for a first start.

[@ItsBellers]

It was fin smith. But the way he played today for his first start it’s not a bad comparison!

[@LuvNickynGina4ever]

Fin Russel is the Scottish fly half

[@readesiun988]

@@LuvNickynGina4ever Finn with two n's Finn Russel

[@LuvNickynGina4ever]

@@readesiun988 👌

[@lawLess-fs1qx]

Banging game. Sure glad we got England first up. Wouldn't want them round 3. Not sure why Du pont was so lacklustre Did the English pressurise him that much?

[@mhoppy6639]

I commented on a different channel that it’s dangerous to try and second guess 6N games based on the previous one. With few exceptions, each game exists in its own context and there are nation dynamics at play that often override the (over-emphasised) “momentum” narrative that pundits _love_ to talk about. There’s no doubt about it, we were lucky today but these things do often go in cycles and we rode the luck and conditions effectively. Having watched England for 45 years, these are the best games to win. Now if the Scots win tomorrow, things will _really_ open up😂

[@fomora12]

finn smiths goal line kicks indirectly led to 6 points for france, he was only getting 35-40 meters, which was not taking the pressure off. Ramos pass to Dupont was awful if he had spun it instead of passing end over end, ive no doubt Dupont would have walked it in, anyhow that was a much better representation of 6nations rugby than last weeks, regards. also englands scrum was awesome

[@nicklaskowalski]

From France Well done England

[@somersetfan1]

Weather has been horrible in England today by the way. Damp and about 3 degrees.

[@biohayzer]

As an Irishman, my general lean is towards England losing, but we want to take France down a peg for the rest of the tournament….Great win England to be fair🙌🏻

[@brooklyniron1999]

Hahaha - “general lean”. who are trying to convince? 😂

[@Toebe26]

Hate us cause they ain’t us mush 😉

[@andrew097]

A classic Six Nations match is why we are coming back to this neighbourhood bun fight.

[@MichaelPunished]

Feel like England are finally starting to turn a corner as regards their form. Long time coming but worth the wait

[@mickser101]

Great game, a Six Nations Classic. However France butchered 4 Tries and should have won this game easily

[@terencehill8145]

Best comp on the planet ,from a saffa

[@malibongwelekae7110]

Galthie with Du Pont + the best french squad ever is bottling tournament after tournament a conversation is needed.

[@3noLiVe]

Honestly the 10+ handling errors in the first half are not because of Galthié. However France are hopeless under high ball and have been since at least a few years (lost the RWC on that imho) and that is a serious issue that should have been adressed ages ago ...

[@Olriktheinfamous]

What a poor comment. Stop drinking

[@malibongwelekae7110]

@Olriktheinfamous what has he won?

[@offal]

Yeah he`s won nothing really for his rating another mourinio, overrated, image concious blowhard. I mean look at those glasses, he thinks he`s cool, I beg to differ.

[@supersox31]

@@malibongwelekae7110the fans

[@andyhobbs8865]

What a game i thought France would win by 3 points but wow England were good but Jesus France missed about 6 or 7 trys. Great game anyway for rugby in general

[@DesMoines_]

really weird game. France should have scored so many times, especially in the first half but I guess rugby gods were not on their side this time. Congrats to England

[@mrsmooth6456]

Just managed to catch up on the game. What a match. As an England fan I’d resigned to losing, really needed that win. Best part seems to be all the support from the neutrals, and how little the referee has been mentioned!

[@charlottescott7150]

Loved it - what a game - it was a shame for my superbru though! Thought Fin Smith did well esp in the second half

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah jeepers I picked France.... 😅

[@Olriktheinfamous]

France lost with its own handling errors. Congrats England

[@jamesoconnor6328]

As an Irish fan, I was rooting Eng for this one. Earl should have got MOTM

[@joewoodland8635]

it always seems, even when we english end up losing that it's earl, everywhere, all the time trying to drag us kicking and screaming to a win, this time though, the sheer work rate of curry i think earns him MOTM

[@vladtheinhaler6579]

Proper test match that and very exciting to watch as a neutral. Well done England for hanging in there for the 80 mins and clinching it at the end. This is what they have been missing for some time now and to get one over on France of all teams was was just what they needed. France will be kicking themselves for all the handling errors they made and the missed opportunities that could have put them out of sight. England have to kick on from here and get a win over Scotland in the next game and if they do they could very well be in the mix come the last weekend. This makes tomorrow's game even more compelling now.

[@somersetfan1]

It seemed so obvious, but the Northampton backline make things much easier for England. You're only missing Furbank and Dingwall from the eligible Northampton backline and Dingwall for Slade doesn't seem crazy to me.

[@guyveegee]

Slade can kick

[@brianmsahin]

England were really up for it and were pretty impressive. A lot of players stood up to be counted. They managed to do to France for 80 minutes that they did against us for 40 minutes. I predicted a tight win for England but wasn't really believing my own prediction. The game was chaotically entertaining at times. England deserved it, and congrats from an Ireland fan. If we can beat Scotland tomorrow, then Wales, I won't be quite as worried about France coming to Dublin. Have all my fingers crossed for a bonus point win against Scotland tomorrow.

[@AbeHopwood]

As an england fan, come on Scotland. If Scotland beat you guys it is on.

[@brianmsahin]

@AbeHopwood It certainly would open everything up. Can't see it though. I reckon Ireland will win it with a bonus point....I hope😁

[@zisssssou]

As a French fan, What a weird match to watch. France had around 10 occasions to score 10 tries, but the meteo and a certain art of being clumsy changed everything. That's what we love in rugby. Everything can happen. Congrats to England for the resilience, France needs to put some glue on their hands

[@vladimirkarphotography]

The meteo was the same for both teams 😉

[@KissellMissile]

I despise the new logo so much.

[@mfp4136]

Bok fan. First time in my life that I’ve supported England. Awesome game

[@grahamrobinson7254]

Cracking match,lets go Ireiand

[@joebloggs1356]

England were the hungrier side. Sasanach Abú!

[@mattbye9125]

Thanks

[@JoeBloggz-x2j]

Maith an fear, cuz.

[@RADCOMJ1]

Well well well so many fans rooting fro England we'll ever have the Boks onside soon lmao. Only kidding it is really great to see the world in Union. This was like the wet games of the Northern hemisphere in the 70s and 80's. I see that everyone is attacking like Ireland with a deep player/loop around. Makes for great watching.

[@RalphdArc]

France lost the game in the first half with too many crucial handling errors in the last phases. Well done England . Gutted . gonna have a few more wine me thinks .

[@Camcolito]

Incredible game. Well done England.

[@thehum1000]

Loads of mistakes by both teams, thats the pressure of the 6N

[@MichaelPunished]

and the absolutely honking weather as well to be fair

[@greymack]

France doing a Scotland at restarts 😵‍💫

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah they really were!

[@gedsimpson9854]

Am I biased, but I think I saw three forward passes for Frances last try. I only mention this because no-one else has.

[@gregobroin7738]

I thought so too but it’s hard to be sure given the speed and angle. I expected a review but Ref was content. BTW Ref had a good game overall.

[@MichaelPunished]

The pass was dead on the 22 yet was caught about 5 metres forward of the line... pretty cut and dry forward pass IMO

[@readesiun988]

I saw several forward passes in that try, I was amazed the TMO did not intervene

[@barryb90]

Well done, England. That is very well stacked French team. That is a great result. 🇮🇪

[@Thomasdu41120]

What a dramatic ending that only England are capable of. We lost with our fault only. Therefore the results for Galthié during these years are getting low : 1 GC only.

[@Robetea1]

Great match and well deserved by England. Unfortunately 2 missed tries by individual errors by France and atypical penalty miss from Ramos. England hang on by a thread, this is an upset. France still favorite to win the tournament, Ireland is close behind.

[@tandoky4690]

Please explain to me how the French player was not offside at the 29 minute mark and was able to legally play that ball?!?

[@lilhonky3748]

He was onside from the box kick and then there was no ruck after that so there's no more offsides. I think anyways, the replays all started after that point

[@clio2rsminicup]

Bonjour. It was more the French who lost this match than the English who won it. What unusual technical weaknesses on the French side! The ball was covered in soap for them to let it fall out of their hands so many times? O_o They missed because of that, 3 to 4 tries that were ready-made, and that would have finished the match for France well before the end. It was also a technically weak match on both sides. This year again it's Ireland who will win the Tournament...

[@SAnd-pd1ou]

Tournament blown wide open

[@oliverallan81]

We had to absorb a lot of French pressure but showed what we can do in attack. Some monster defensive shifts too. Now we need to back it up against Scotland in a fortnight which will not be easy.

[@DucadiBorgogna_]

What a fucking game - oh man rugby, it’s something different.

[@harrycauvert9934]

L'art de se rendre les choses difficiles, alors que sans ces 15 fautes de main ça aurait été si simple .... d'un français, bien joué les anglais !!!

[@korbendallas3128]

I've never met a kiwi I didnt like What about you guys?

[@paulcostello1807]

Kiwis are absolutely 100% A1 apart from that liar Jacinda

[@kevla57]

The whole game helped by the best ref in the world

[@guillaumegayot807]

France lost the game rather than England winning it with all respect to England. I am so disappointed by the number of handling errors, especially in the first half. Jalibert missing half his tackles is a severe professional failure at this level. Gutted, to be fair, by the end result, but fair play to England; although not a great display, it was a clean and disputed game overall. I can only hope Scotland springs a pleasant surprise tomorrow on Ireland, and then it becomes a 4-horses race to the title.

[@electroaimant5402]

Exactement. C'est nous qui avons perdu ce match. Comme contre les Sudaf. Et ce Roumat.... put...mais VIREZ LE!!!!

[@somanytakennames]

No. England won because they made the most of the momentum when they had it. That’s ultimately what it comes down to.

[@nepiahemopo1702]

​@@somanytakennames I agree, England kept their heads, trailing right to the final seconds. Magnificent game management. Congrats.

[@guyveegee]

The forwards want a touch kicker to put it as far as he can so they'll be no bad vibes to Sladey

[@fomora12]

this is the comment i left in the preview video for England v France, not saying i was right but i Wasnt wrong "People will judge France by last weeks performance WITHOUT due regard for last weeks opposition. England by 8"

[@oldoddjobs]

Did you tell paddy power?

[@fomora12]

@@oldoddjobs nope i put it on youtube though. i dont gamble. regards

[@gerryrafferty7500]

Delighted for England makes tomorrow so tasty

[@Reidcrusade-j4t]

That’s was an unbelievable game England in the last minute wow ill I thought France had this and smith at full back ? I’ll wish France bring there full strength when they come here and play us

[@padandy1971]

England looked like they would score every time they ran at the French defence