England’s James Haskell and Robshaw get full marks as perfect six-and-a-halfs | Andy Bull

Haskell and Chris Robshaw, another seasoned flanker written off by many, were sick of coming second. Now, battered, bruised but smiling, they finally have a triumph to savourTwo hours after the final whistle, James Haskell had finally stopped bleeding. He had been cut so much that he could have featured in last week’s budget. He had three small nicks on his forehead, a couple more underneath his right eye, and a large, long gash along his nose, this last bound, now, by a set of butterfly stitches which added a flash of bright white to his rainbow array of bruises, purple, black, and blue. Bene…