England 23-13 France
Date:
Venue: Twickenham, London
Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)
Attendance: 81,713
England v France Match Reports
England overturned a one point half-time deficit to beat France 23-13 in Le Crunch at Twickenham. After conceding a try in the first half, England exerted more control in the second half as they turned the screw on the French. Manu Tuilagi got England's only try in the match, when he snatched upon a loose ball and raced to the line. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: England 23-13 France
- Guardian: Manu Tuilagi's try drives stubborn England to victory over France
- Independent: Weight of Manu Tuilagi squashes French cockerel
- Telegraph: England 23 France 13 - match report
- Daily Mail: Tuilagi steals the show in Le Crunch to keep Grand Slam dream alive
- Sky Sports: England stay on course for grand slam with win over France at Twickenham
- ESPN: England give France the blues
- RBS 6 Nations: Tuilagi sinks France as England edge closer to Grand Slam
- Sydney Morning Herald: Tuilagi's lucky try keeps England on course for Slam
England v France Match Highlights
England v France Match Statistics
England (9) 23
Tries: Tuilagi
Penalties: Farrell (4), Flood (2)
France (10) 13
Tries: Fofana
Conversions: Parra
Penalties: Parra, Michalak
Man of the Match: Chris Robshaw (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Joe Marler
- 2. Dylan Hartley
- 3. Dan Cole
- 4. Joe Launchbury
- 5. Geoff Parling
- 6. Courtney Lawes
- 7. Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8. Tom Wood
Backs
- 9. Ben Youngs
- 10. Owen Farrell
- 11. Mike Brown
- 12. Brad Barritt
- 13. Manusamoa Tuilagi
- 14. Chris Ashton
- 15. Alex Goode
Replacements
- 16. Tom Youngs
- 17. David Wilson
- 18. Mako Vunipola
- 19. James Haskell
- 20. Thomas Waldrom
- 21. Danny Care
- 22. Toby Flood
- 23. Billy Twelvetrees
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Thomas Domingo
- 2. Benjamin Kayser
- 3. Nicolas Mas
- 4. Christophe Samson
- 5. Yoann Maestri
- 6. Yannick Nyanga
- 7. Thierry Dusautoir (Captain)
- 8. Louis Picamoles
Backs
- 9. Morgan Parra
- 10. Francois Trinh-Duc
- 11. Benjamin Fall
- 12. Wesley Fofana
- 13. Mathieu Bastareaud
- 14. Vincent Clerc
- 15. Yoann Huget
Replacements
- 16. Dimitri Szarzewski
- 17. Vincent Debaty
- 18. Luc Ducalcon
- 19. Jocelino Suta
- 20. Antonie Claassen
- 21. Maxime Machenaud
- 22. Frederic Michalak
- 23. Florian Fritz