France 25 England 13
France sealed their first Grand Slam title in 12 years at the Stade de France on Saturday night,consigning Eddie Jones’s England to a third defeat of the Six Nations campaign and ending any outside hopes of Ireland adding the championship to the Triple Crown that they had secured after the win over Scotland earlier in the day.
Fabien Galthie’s side showed their brilliance in an exhilarating opening half, although some poor passing and handling kept England in the game until the hour.
Les Bleus prevailed through tries by Gael Fickou, Francois Cros and Antoine Dupont with the rest of the points coming from Melvyn Jaminet’s boot to finish the championship o …
- March 20, 2022
