England suffer knock-out blow

Two things you felt fairly certain about coming to Twickenham last night: first, the atmosphere would have a heavier burden of stress about it compared to last week when the hosts played Wales; and second, Romain Poite would find himself in that position dreaded by most referees - going down the final straight with two teams and no space between them, leaving any decision in the match-deciding category. The second bit was wide of the mark.