England played superbly against France, however, scoring tries through Tom Roebuck, Cadan Murley, Ollie Chessum (2), Alex Coles, Tommy Freeman and Marcus Smith. The match got off to a pulsating start and remained frantic throughout, until Ramos' clinical penalty won it for France. Les Bleus stretched their lead with a Ramos penalty, yet England refused to take the easy points when awarded a penalty inside France’s 22. France gifted England another try just before Genge’s sin-bin time was over as Chessum intercepted a Jalibert pass to race to the line. France have now won eight Six Nations titles, one more than England, and two more than Ireland and Wales.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 14, 2026 23:29 UTC