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  1. Impressive England crush France

    Impressive England crush France

    England got their Six Nations campaign back on track by scoring five tries in a 34-10 demolition of France at Twickenham. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • England
    • France
    • 80' One last play for England as ref calls timeout for injury. England opt for scrum as they looked to finish with one final score. Tait and Tindall make ground down the right, but move breaks down and France kick for touch. Comprehensive win for England that will take some of the pressure off manager Johnson and skipper Borthwick. 34-10. Thanks for joining us.
    • 80' Penalty England and Goode kicks to touch in France half. England win their throw and spread ball wide. Cueto makes half a break and England recycle. England looking to finish game on high as Hartley takes crash ball. Vickery breaks tackle and keeps move going. France concede penalty.
    • 77' France take quick throw deep in their 22 and Medard makes good ground before put down by another decent Kennedy tackle.
    • 76' Armitage goes on arcing run, Easter takes the ball at speed, and Goode kicks cross field. Cueto taps down to Tindall but ball was out.
    • 75' Tindall bearing scars of a raking. Guilty party likely to be caught by TV officials!
    • 73' France fumble and Medard caught by Croft in his 22. France manage to find touch just outside their 22 and England have attacking lineout.
    • 72' Tait on for Monye as England concede penalty at scrum in France 22.
    • 71' Excellent move by England and Easter puts Armitage clear with lovely inside pass, but Armitage is hauled down just short as he tries to find Croft in support.
    • 69' Bonnaire put into space on the right touchline but he is isolated and England force turnover. Goode finds long touch but Medard takes quick throw and France try to counter. Kennedy puts in big tackle and forces turnover.
    • 68' Kennedy on for Worsley, Croft back to back row. Worsley looks to have a hand injury as Kennedy wins lineout.
    • 67' All France at the moment as Traille kicks crossfield for Malzieu. But Monye back well and England have lineout on their 22.
    • 65' England need to up their intensity again and will want to finish the game on a high note.
    • 64' France win scrum and miss-pass puts Malzieu over for simple try. 34-10. France had three on two on blindside, which is a bit of a worry!
    • 64' England concede another penalty and ref warns Borthwick that next time he will issue a yellow card.
    • 63' France enjoying period of possession and England need to tighten up again. England concede penalty at scrum in their 22. Sheridan guilty this time for not binding as France opt for another scrum.
    • 60' Penalty to France against Vickery and Tillous-Borde kicks to corner. France win lineout but are again turned over by England, who are then turned over back!
    • 57' Hartley on for Mears, Haskell for Shaw with Croft moving to second row. Vickery also back on for White.
    • 56' France forwards hammering the England try line and Szarzewski finally squeezes over. 34-5.
    • 55' Care on for Ellis.
    • 54' England froce turnover close to their own line and Flutey kicks up field. Malzieu counters and Harinordoquy spins out of tackle and earns penalty. Traille take quick tap and France have men over but Monye comes up quickly and concedes penalty for deliberate knock on. No sin-bin but France kick penalty to corner.
    • 51' England win penalty at scrum, Easter takes quick tap and France concede another penalty. Goode tries chip through, but France claim ball and kick up field. Shaw caught in possession and concedes penalty which France kick to corner.
    • 50' Domingo on for Faure.
    • 49' Big hit Tindall on Heymans and England earn scrum midway into France half.
    • 48' Lovely touch finder from Goode moves England into France 22. Can they pinch the French throw as France ring the changes? Bonnaire for Thion, Traille for Trinh-Duc and Fritz for Bastareaud.
    • 45' White is on for Vickery, who looks like a blood injury. Armitage is also down.
    • 44' England obstruct at restart and France kick penalty to corner. Lineout France 5m from England's line but Borthwick pinches throw and England clear up field. Good effort from the under-fire England skipper.
    • 42' Lineout France on England 22m line. A rare attacking position for the French, but they spill the ball in midfield and England break clear. Armitage makes huge yards, feeds Flutey inside and the centre just manages to avoid tackle of Heymans to scramble over for his second try of the afternoon. 34-0 England.
    • 41' Goode is on for the injured Flood as Trinh-Duc gets the second half underway. Can England maintain the intensity and really put France away?
    • 40' Armitage misses conversion from out wide as ref blows for half-time. England 29-0 ahead. Yes, that's 29-0. Stunning first half for Johnson's under fire team.
    • 40' Flood has gone off with what looks like a shoulder injury.
    • 40' England on the attack again as Shaw forces turnover. Cueto wins race to kick ahead, several players have the chance to go over, Flood somehow fails to score but eventually ball goes wide to Worsley and the flanker goes over for England's fourth try! 29-0.
    • 39' Another easy conversion for Flood and England lead 24-0.
    • 38' Flutey nicks ball off Chabal, Armitage kicks down field and Cueto catches Medard in possession on his own line. England forwards try to drive over, but France keep first couple of waves out. Shaw is held up but ball comes back quickly and Armitage canters over for England's third try. Superb stuff from England! 22-0.
    • 34' Flood takes ball into France midfield, Shaw and Easter continue England attack. England recycle through several phases, Easter makes ground down the right wing, Flood puts grubber through but Medard beats Armitage to the ball and touches down. Good stuff from England again.
    • 29' France unable to get any momentum going as England defence knocks them backwards.
    • 26' England shorten lineout, Bortwhick wins ball and Easter bursts into France midfield. The ball is recycled quickly and Croft is put clear on the right wing, only to be called back for earlier forward pass from Mears to Armitage. Shame.
    • 25' France force turnover but then concede penalty for going off their feet. Flood finds touch in exact position from where England scored moments ago.
    • 24' Another easy conversion for Flood and England lead 17-0.
    • 23' Croft wins lineout on France 22, England move ball into midfield and Cueto is put clear. This time the wing passes to Flutey and the centre goes over for superb try. 15-0 England. Fantastic stuff!
    • 21' Fantastic take by Armitage and England win penalty as Dusautoir encroaches offside.
    • 20' Huge kick from Trinh-Duc moves France into England 22. But England lineout is secure and Ellis puts up highball and Shaw falttens Parra. Well chased by the lock.
    • 19' Chabal offside at restart and Flood finds touch in France half.
    • 18' Penealty England and Flood finds touch on France 22. England win lineout and Worsley charges at France midfield. Easter continues attack but Harinordoquy is offside and England have another shot on goal. Flood on target and England lead 10-0.
    • 14' Harinordoquy and Trinh-Duc make half breaks in dangerous France attack, but England pinch ball and Armitage clears to touch upfield. Good tackle Vickery.
    • 13' Shaw again penalised, this time for encroaching offside. Listen to the ref Shaw! France kick for lineout in England half.
    • 12' Parra pulls his long-range kick on goal wide and England let off for stupid penalty from Shaw.
    • 11' Penalty France as Shaw comes in from side, rather blatantly too! Daft play from the recalled second row.
    • 8' Monye skins Malzieu on the outside and takes England into France half. Szarzewski penalised for playing ball on ground, Flood kicks for corner but misses touch! Heymans puts kick out and England have lineout in France 22.
    • 6' Bastareaud breaks tackle of Flutey and steps Armitage before Cueto takes him down from behind in England 22. Danger signs there for England.
    • 3' Simple conversion for Flood and England lead 7-0.
    • 1' Moyne gathers kicks downfield, chases his own kick and forces Harinordoquy knock on England continue attack down the right wing, Flutey evades tackle of Chabal and puts Cueto over for an excllent try. What a start by England! 5-0.
    • 1' Flood gets the game underway with a decent kick off.
    • - It's a glorious, sunny afternoon at Twickenham and all set for a superb match.
    • - Behind the scrum, Francois Trinh-Duc takes over at fly-half from Benoit Baby, who was injured early in the win over Wales, as the third change to the side. Lievremont has kept faith with his dangerous back three of Maxine Medard, Julien Malzieu and Cedric Heymans, while the giant Mathieu Bastareaud continues at centre alongside Yannick Jauzion.
    • - Lievremont has recalled Jerome Thion at lock and moved Sebastien Chabal to the blindside flanks in place of Fulgence Ouedraogo. Sale prop Lionel Faure is also preferred to Fabien Barcella, while Julien Bonnaire has been added to the replacements bench.
    • - France coach Marc Lievremont has also beefed up his pack as les Bleus look to build on their impressive victory over defending champions Wales in Paris two weeks ago.
    • - Paul Sackey has also paid the price for his slump in form as Ugo Monye has been preferred on the wing in the only change to England's backline.
    • - Despite going down in Dublin two weeks ago, Johnson resisted making wholesale changes for Le Crunch, but has added some weight to his pack with the recall of Simon Shaw and Tom Croft at the expense of Nick Kennedy and James Haskell.
    • - Anything but two wins from their last two home games -against France today and Scotland next weekend also at home - will be deemed a failure and give rise to further questions about Johnson's credentials to build a side that can challenge the best in the world, let alone Europe.
    • - Martin Johnson's England are under huge pressure to secure a win today and get their Six Nations campaign back on track. Johnson's side have lost two of their three games to-date - and five of the seven since Johnson took charge - and desperately need a win to prove they are moving in the right direction.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's online coverage of the third game of the third round of the Six Nations - England v France from Twickenham.

  • Summary

    England versus France
    Cueto 2’, Flutey 23’, 42’, Armitage 38’, Worsley 40’ Tries Szarzewski 56’, Malzieu 64’
    Flood 2’, 23’, 38’ Conversions  
    Flood 18’ Penalties  
      Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Stuart Dickinson

  • England

    Manager: Martin Johnson

    On the Field

    • Sheridan
    • Mears Substitution Out (56′)
    • Vickery
    • Borthwick
    • Shaw Substitution Out (56′)
    • Croft
    • Worsley Try Substitution Out (68′)
    • Easter
    • Ellis Substitution Out (55′)
    • Flood Substitution Out (41′)
    • Monye Substitution Out (73′)
    • Flutey Tries×2
    • Tindall
    • Cueto Try
    • Armitage Try

    Subs

    • White
    • Goode Substitution In (41′)
    • Tait Substitution In (73′)
    • Hartley Substitution In (56′)
    • Haskell Substitution In (56′)
    • Kennedy Substitution In (68′)
    • Care Substitution In (55′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • France

    Manager: Marc Lievremont

    On the Field

    • Faure Substitution In (73′) Substitution Out (45′)
    • Szarzewski Try Substitution Out (59′)
    • Marconnet Substitution Out (73′)
    • Nallet
    • Thion Substitution Out (48′)
    • Dusautoir
    • Chabal
    • Harinordoquy Substitution Out (68′)
    • Parra Substitution Out (59′)
    • Trinh-Duc Substitution Out (48′)
    • Heymans
    • Jauzion
    • Bastareaud Substitution Out (48′)
    • Malzieu Try
    • Médard

    Subs

    • Traille Substitution In (48′)
    • Bonnaire Substitution In (48′)
    • Fritz Substitution In (48′)
    • Kayser Substitution In (59′)
    • Tillous-Borde Substitution In (59′)
    • Picamoles Substitution In (68′)
    • Domingo Substitution In (45′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Great start england!!

    From sjoerdveer, on Sun 15 Mar 3:13PM

  2. Steve J. You gotta admit, that opening try was pretty­ damn impressive. Shame you couldn't find that form­ until now.

    From HawtStarGyrl, on Sun 15 Mar 3:10PM

  3. english whores!!!

    From jonathan c, on Sun 15 Mar 3:07PM

  4. @#$% on england put everythink behind u and start from­ scratch

    From pjarvis477, on Sun 15 Mar 2:22PM

  5. Hasn't Johnson learnt anything from the previous ­ games? his line up doesnt inspire much confidence when­ there is so little flair in the backs. U cant see them­ breaking down the French defence in open play so it­ will be down to the same old forward grind to try to­ score tries. France to win by 8-10 points and 1 England­ sin bin in each half.

    From Steve J, on Sun 15 Mar 1:34PM

  6. i curious about one thing,is jw still in the red rose

    From nik, on Sun 15 Mar 1:02PM

  7. come on england you will win this match

    From jarfish, on Sun 15 Mar 12:43PM
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