England 23-20 France
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
England v France Match Reports
A late Maro Itoje try helped England beat France 23-20 in a closely fought contest at Twickenham. Les Blues led 20-16 until the 76th minute when Itoje bulldozed over from short range, dashing the visitors' hopes of winning the Grand Slam. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Late try from Maro Itoje earns England Six Nations win over France
- BBC: Maro Itoje try earns England Six Nations win at Twickenham
- Guardian: Maro Itoje's late try rescues England and ends French hopes of grand slam
- Daily Mail: Maro Itoje scores late try to give Eddie Jones' side much-needed victory and end visitor's hopes of winning the Grand Slam
- Sky Sports: Late Maro Itoje try denies Les Bleus at Twickenham in Six Nations
- England Rugby: England defeat France at Twickenham
England v France - Match Highlights
England v France - Match Stats
England: (13) 23
Try: Watson (10'), Itoje (76')
Conversion: Farrell (12', 78')
Penalty: Farrell (15', 20', 55')
France: (17) 20
Try: Dupont (2'), Penaud (32')
Conversion: Jalibert (3', 33')
Penalty: Jalibert (30', 50')
Man of the Match: Anthony Watson (England)
England v France - Team Line-ups
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Mako Vunipola
- 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Charlie Ewels
- 6 Mark Wilson
- 7 Tom Curry
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 13 Henry Slade
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Max Malins
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Ellis Genge
- 18 Will Stuart
- 19 Jonny Hill
- 20 Ben Earl
- 21 Dan Robson
- 22 Ollie Lawrence
- 23 Elliot Daly
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cyril Baille
- 2 Julien Marchand
- 3 Mohamed Haouas
- 4 Romain Taofifenua
- 5 Paul Willemse
- 6 Dylan Cretin
- 7 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
- 8 Grégory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont
- 10 Matthieu Jalibert
- 11 Damian Penaud
- 12 Gaël Fickou
- 13 Virimi Vakatawa
- 14 Teddy Thomas
- 15 Brice Dulin
Replacements
- 16 Camille Chat
- 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 18 Dorian Aldegheri
- 19 Cyril Cazeaux
- 20 Cameron Woki
- 21 Anthony Jelonch
- 22 Baptiste Serin
- 23 Romain Ntamack