England v France: Hosts go close to winning Six Nations but should take big positives in to World Cup

England v France: Hosts go close to winning Six Nations but should take big positives in to World Cup
Follow the match with IBM TryTracker With 231 points and 27 tries scored, Saturday was undoubtedly the most entertaining day in Six Nations history.

That will not console Stuart Lancaster and England, however.

Champagne will have not been reached for in the home dressing room at Twickenham.

Instead, a fug of nagging frustration will have dominated – more so than Deep Heat – as Ireland defended their crown, and rightly so.

England had the advantage of playing France last in the final game of the championship, knowing what they needed to do to secure the title, requiring a winning mar…

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