Six Nations 2017
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Ford with a superb O'Garaesque touch finder relieves the pressure and puts Eng back on the front foot.
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Machineaud has great feet.
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In contrast to his club form.
England win a penalty. Kick for posts??
No - lineout. 15m out.
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Jack Nowell - the slippery eel comes on. Love watching him play and run.
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France - two offsides in defending their line.
And Ben Te'o breaks through and over.
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Ref has been overly technical. Called two or three scrum penalties against the French for who knows what.
@infidel yes, most odd. Similarly strange was his penalty against England for diving on a ball that he had literally just said was out of the ruck.
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France running out of steam and ideas I think.
England just need to manage the remaining time and stay stuck in France's half.
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@infidel yes, most odd. Similarly strange was his penalty against England for diving on a ball that he had literally just said was out of the ruck.
@Disgusted-of-TW don't think anyone knew what that penalty was for, against Wood?
England with their tails up now for the first time in the match. Should win from here but have been underwhelming for me, notwithstanding the French have played well.
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Picamoles Man of the Match - unsurprising.
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Jeez - Jean Marc Doussain fucks up the penalty kick for touch after getting a last chance for France.
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And there it is. England win.
15 in a row for the first time. Beat the 2003 gang.
Congrats England.
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Argh, France are so frustrating to watch. Create loads of chances, but blow just as many. Ran out of steam, and then headless chicken stuff like missing penalty touch with time up on the clock.
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Ireland lost too many line-outs. And gave Stuart Hogg too much room.
England looked in danger but France probably just doesn't have that self-belief.
England would need all their injured players back when they face the All Blacks, one day.
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That Eng/France game was one of those ones where neither side showed themselves better than the other and there was only really a winner because the clock ran out (if that makes sense). You couldn't have argued either way as to who was best.
A draw would have also been an apt result and would have been better for the comp. -
France probably the better team over the 80, but the England bench made the difference.
Worst England performance for a while, so plenty to work on
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well that shot all the experts thoughts of Dublin hosting a grand slam decider right in the arse, and no England wont go to Dublin and win.
Ireland did'nt back it up, all the hype that is, and England well they just played like they have for the last 12 months, average. Scotland have been the side of the weekend so far but they even did their best it lose from being 21-8 up. -
England haven't set the world alight, yet they get results.
Now think of it as a team building confidence - we all know continuity in selection is a good thing when possible - and then throw in Vunipola at 8 & Tuilagi in the midfield. You have a team that gets results and that can come from behind.
They might not be winning comfortably but I thought they at least 'looked' comfortable. They look like they have a plan and they play without hesitation.
Not sure what to make of the midfielders worthless chip-kicks aside.
