France 25-20 England | Rugby World Cup warm-up match report

• France 25-20 England• England caught cold in final warm-up for World CupThe first World Cup warm-up for England’s strongest team caught them cold. It was one of the direst performances of the Stuart Lancaster era, as England were overpowered up front, eclipsed at the breakdown and played with an insouciance behind that suggested they were saving themselves for what lay ahead.They outscored France on tries but their two came in the final nine minutes, which they started 19 points in arrears and played as they should have done from the start by creating space through taking out defenders and p…