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Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

England building the pressure into the double digits of phases.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

Youngs uses his forwards before Ford and Farrell get it wide quickly.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

France almost force the turnover outwide but England manage to hold onto the ball as Farrell charges into the 22 and offloads.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

Ford sends it high and May rises higher than Dulin to beat the Frenchman in the air. England attack just outside the 22.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

It's Alldritt who fields the rest from Owen Farrell and like England, France clear through their 9. Malins fields the kick and kick starts the counter.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

France lead by seven after an excellent conversion from Jalibert from the touchline.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

70 seconds into the game and France have scored the first try of the game. France took the ball through multiple phases before Thomas gets the ball on the flank before chipping over the top and ofcourse it is Antoine Dupont who gets to it first.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

Fickou takes it up to the England 10m line and Dupont attacks the short side from there. Fickou throws the dummy and again goes to the line before Jalibert gets it wide to Vakatawa

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

Vunipola is wrapped up from the kick off by Charles Ollivon. Ben Youngs puts boot to ball and Teddy Thomas fields it.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

England lost their most recent Six Nations meeting with France (17-24 in 2020) but have lost consecutive games against France only once before, a streak of three defeats between 2004 and 2006.