England 55-35 France
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Attendance: 82,319
England v France Match Reports
England beat France 55-35 in an enthralling match at Twickenham, but fell short of the 26-point margin needed to win the Six Nations title. England recorded their highest ever score against France – running in seven tries, including two from man-of-the-match Ben Youngs. However, five tries from France kept England within the all important 26-point margin and resulted in the title being won by Ireland. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England win 90-point thriller but miss out on title
- Guardian: England charge on Six Nations title is rebuffed by France resistance
- Independent: England fall six points short as Ireland win the 2015 Six Nations on the most thrilling finales
- Telegraph: Twickenham stunned as Six Nations title goes to Ireland
- Daily Mail: Stuart Lancaster's men fall six points short of Six Nations title as Ireland win trophy after beating Scotland
- Sky Sports: England beat France 55-35 at Twickenham but but fall just short of winning the title
- ESPN: Try deluge not enough for England
- RTE: England fall short after Twickenham try-fest
- RBS 6 Nations: Epic England win not enough to deny Ireland
England v France Match Highlights
England v France Match Statistics
England 55 (27)
Tries: B Youngs (2), Watson, Ford, Nowell (2), B Vunipola
Conversions: Ford (7)
Penalties: Ford (2)
France 35 (15)
Tries: Tillous-Borde, Nakaitaci, Mermoz, Debaty, Kayser
Conversions: Plisson (2)
Penalties: Plisson, Kockott
Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Dylan Hartley
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 Geoff Parling
- 5 Courtney Lawes
- 6 James Haskell
- 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jack Nowell
- 12 Luther Burrell
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Tom Youngs
- 17 Mako Vunipola
- 18 Kieran Brookes
- 19 Nick Easter
- 20 Tom Wood
- 21 Richard Wigglesworth
- 22 Danny Cipriani
- 23 Billy Twelvetrees
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Vincent Debaty
- 2 Guilhem Guirado
- 3 Nicolas Mas
- 4 Alexandre Flanquart
- 5 Yoann Maestri
- 6 Thierry Dusautoir (Captain)
- 7 Bernard Le Roux
- 8 Loann Goujon
Backs
- 9 Sebastien Tillous-Borde
- 10 Jules Plisson
- 11 Noa Nakaitaci
- 12 Maxime Mermoz
- 13 Gael Fickou
- 14 Yoann Huget
- 15 Scott Spedding
Replacements
- 16 Benjamin Kayser
- 17 Rabath Slimani
- 18 Uini Atonio
- 19 Romain Taofifenua
- 20 Damien Chouly
- 21 Rory Kockott
- 22 Remi Tale
- 23 Mathieu Bastareaud