By HQ
March 12 2023

England were beaten 10-53 by France in the fourth round of the Guinness Six Nations at Twickenham Stadium.  Report here from HQ

OUR ONLY TRY BY Freddie Steward

A Freddie Steward try and five points from the boot of Marcus Smith was no match for a ferocious French outfit, who won for the first time at Twickenham in 16 years, thanks to 23 points from Thomas Ramos, and tries from Thibaud Flament (2), Charles Ollivon (2) and Damian Penaud (2).

A neat offload from Ollivon inside the French 22 was the catalyst behind the opening score just two minutes into the Test, as it saw second row Flament break away before passing to the onrushing Ethan Dumortier, who put Ramos away in the corner. The full back converted his own effort for a 0-7 lead, and had further success from the tee five minutes later, nudging a penalty over.

 Full Report Here 

England

15. Freddie Steward, 14. Max Malins, 13. Henry Slade, 12. Ollie Lawrence, 11. Anthony Watson, 10. Marcus Smith, 9. Jack van Poortvliet, 1. Ellis Genge (C), 2. Jamie George, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 4. Maro Itoje, 5. Ollie Chessum, 6. Lewis Ludlam, 7. Jack Willis, 8. Alex Dombrandt.

Replacements   16. Jack Walker, 17. Mako Vunipola, 18. Dan Cole, 19. David Ribbans, 20. Ben Curry, 21. Alex Mitchell, 22. Owen Farrell, 23. Henry Arundell.

France

15. Thomas Ramos, 14. Damien Penaud, 13. Gael Fickou, 12. Jonathan Danty, 11. Ethan Dumortier, 10. Romain Ntamack, 9. Antoine Dupont (C), 1. Cyril Baille, 2. Julien MArchand, 3. Dorian Aldegheri, 4. Thibaud Flament, 5. Paul Willemse, 6. Francois Cros, 7. Charles Ollivon, 8. Gregory Alldritt.

Replacements  16. Peato Mauvaka, 17. Reda Wardi, 18. Sipili Falatea, 19. Romain Taofifenua, 20. Sekou Macalou, 21. Maxine Lucu, 22. Yoram Moefana, 23. Melvyn Jaminet.