England v France: hosts beat France 55-35 in dramatic game but fail to clinch Six Nations title
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFollow the match with IBM TryTracker England defeated France 55-35 in a dramatic game at Twickenham to conclude their Six Nations, but failed to win the championship, needing another six points for ultimate...
Why Six Nations anguish must be making of England
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumIn the end it was a case of England winning the battle but losing the war. As Ireland toasted their second Six Nations championship in as many years, England were pondering those horrible 'what ifs':...
England 55 France 35, player ratings
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland Mike Brown: Neat work in the build-up to Youngs’s try and counter-attacked with real intent while winning the aerial battle against the French backs. Anthony Watson: The Bath man was surprisingly...
England 55 France 35, match report: Twickenham stunned as Six Nations title goes to Ireland
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsRugby union has probably never had a day like this, with three successively magnificently matches, and Twickenham has probably never seen a match quite like this. It defied every logic. It was mesmerizing,...
Six Nations fixtures: final round 2015
1 decade ago by The TelegraphEngland, Ireland and Wales, the top three in the 2015 Six Nations Championship after four rounds with three victories each, go into their final games of the season on Saturday level on six points. ...
Hartley wants to bury ghosts of 2011
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumDylan Hartley does not feel like he has won a Six Nations title. The history books show England as being victors back in 2011 but it was bittersweet. They had seen their Grand Slam hopes extinguished...
Obsession with spinning the rugby is spiralling out of control
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auAt every level of rugby there seems to be an obsession with spiralling the ball when making a pass. Spiral passing has been in the game for many years, however its use has increased dramatically in the...
Preview & key stats: England v France (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster has brought in lock Geoff Parling for Dave Attwood in the only change to the side that beat Scotland. Attwood is dropped from the squad altogether, with Nick...
Lancaster to delay France team talk
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland will hold their team talk just half-an-hour before the 17:00 GMT kick-off of the Six Nations decider against France at Twickenham on Saturday. Coach Stuart Lancaster will...
Parling recalled by England
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comTitle-chasing England has recalled lock Geoff Parling in the only change for its final Six Nations match against France on Saturday. Parling, a key member of British and Irish Lions squad in 2013,...
