No. | Name | |
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15Scott Spedding, - | ||
14Wesley Fofana, - | ||
13Gael Fickou, - | ||
12Maxime Mermoz, - | ||
11Virimi Vakatawa, - | ||
10Francois Trinh-Duc, - | ||
9Maxime Machenaud, - 7 | ||
1Jefferson Poirot, - | ||
2Guilhem Guirado, - | ||
3Rabah Slimani, - | ||
4Alexandre Flanquart, - | ||
5Yoann Maestri, - | ||
6Damien Chouly, - | ||
7Bernard Le Roux, - | ||
8Loann Goujon, - | ||
Replacements | ||
16Camille Chat, - | ||
17Uini Atonio, - | ||
18Xavier Chiocci, - | ||
19Paul Jedrasiak, - | ||
20Wenceslas Lauret, - | ||
21Sebastien Bezy, - | ||
22Jules Plisson, - | ||
23Maxime MĂ©dard, - |
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
Match Commentary
Some final thoughts from our man in Paris, Tom Hamilton: "England have finally banished their Grand Slam demons. Tries from Danny Care, Dan Cole and Anthony Watson -- along with an assured kicking performance from Owen Farrell -- ensured England collected their first clean sweep since 2003. George Kruis and Billy Vunipola were superb but this was a team effort, born from frustration and complete self-belief. England were made to work by a French team who rallied hard but England's organisation ensure they did not let the opportunity slip by."
ENGLAND ARE GRAND SLAM WINNERS!!!!
A turn, a boot from the bottom of the scrum into touch....
France looking for a way through. There isn't one. It's a scrum for England. One restart away from perfection...
Harltey has had a super first tournament as England captain -- this is not what anyone wants to see. He's being put very very carefully on to the spinal board, with a brace around his head and neck. Owen Farrell -- who is now England captain -- goes over to see if Hartley is ok and encouragingly appears to be having a laugh with Hartley, perhaps mocking him for his attempted tackle!
Dylan Hartley is knocked unconscious. He is absolutely flat stiff on the pitch in the middle of the French half. And he's taken an almighty knee to the head having gone down low in the tackle. That is a horrible sight for the England team, who huddle together as their captain is attended to. A hush descends over the Stade de France.
That could be a game-breaker right there. Hat's off to Billy Vunipola and Ben Youngs for their alertness, and Anthony Watson's hands were up to the task when the ball popped up for him. Super, super try.
Hello and welcome to ESPN's live coverage of France v England from the Stade de France. The visitors are pursuing their first Grand Slam since 2003 -- can the French thwart Eddie Jones' men at the final hurdle?