England vs France LIVE: Six Nations score and result as England fall to humiliating record loss at Twickenham
England 10-53 France: England were embarrassed as Les Bleus ran in seven tries to stun their hosts
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England suffered their largest-ever home defeat as they were obliterated 53-10 by a rampant France in their Six Nations clash at Twickenham.
England were booed off by a half-empty Twickenham crowd at full-time, with many having left as things went from bad to worse across the 80 minutes as Les Bleus ran in seven tries.
The hosts offered minimal resistance as they were outworked, outmuscled and outclassed – with Thibaud Flament, Charles Ollivon and Damian Penaud all scoring two tries, while Thomas Ramos got another –in a humiliation.
The defeat far outstripped the heaviest previous home loss, a 42-6 reverse to South Africa at Twickenham back in 2008.
Relive England vs France in the Six Nations, below:
No try! Italy 3-15 Wales, 26 minutes
TMO Joy Neville and Damon Murphy work through the angles...no further intervention required. Knocked on in-goal, goalline drop out.
NO TRY! Juan Ignacio Brex knocks on as he tries to place! Italy 3-15 Wales, 26 minutes
Oh my - there’s inches in it but Brex hasn’t quite managed to get that down. That’s two real gilt-edged opportunities gone for Italy.
It was a delightful attack from inside their own half, sparked by Paolo Garbisi - and it appears the officials want to check if a tackle off the ball requires further intervention.
Try? Have Italy gone the length of the field for a beauty?
This could be a fabulous Italian team score - but has Juan Ignacio Brex managed to ground cleanly?...
Italy 3-15 Wales, 25 minutes
Williams doesn’t seem to be moving totally freely - he pulled up slightly sore after scoring Wales’ second try, and now grasps at his thigh, straining the muscles to check all is in reasonable order. He’ll continue for now.
Italy 3-15 Wales, 23 minutes
Wales penalty! Oh, a real chance missed for Italy when Varney seemed a certainty to charge in when Allan directed his pass towards him. Liam Williams gets over the ball as a group of Italian forwards are felled two metres short, and Danilo Fischetti is forced to cling on.
Italy 3-15 Wales, 22 minutes
Italy test the defence at the back of Wales’ lineout, which is appropriately formed.
Here goes Varney, dummying thrice to would-be carriers to play out the back, but Edoardo Padovani can’t make particular ground up the right.
Carved open! Delightul run from Tommaso Allan, but his pass isn’t quite right, forcing Stephen Varney to check his run for the line...
Italy 3-15 Wales, 20 minutes
The optimism apparent by the strength of the home crowd for kick off has just been punctured slightly with Wales already 12 points in front.
Time for more adventure, it appears, Stephen Varney switching left and right with the Italian forwards starting to get their offloads away. Eventually a penalty comes to allow advancement via the boot.
TRY! Italy 3-15 WALES (Liam Williams try, 18 minutes)
Wales pounce again!
Oh, Italy. Again it is from an innocuous situation, Tomas Francis jackalling well to win Wales possession but the score coming far too easily thereafter. Taulupe Faletau picks up and hurls the ball wide slightly wildly, but the bounce causes the defence to stall, allowing Liam Williams to gather and sashay through three would-be tacklers to the line. Weak defence from the hosts - Stephen Varney went too high and was rather easily brushed aside.
Owen Williams misses his conversion.
Italy 3-10 Wales, 17 minutes
Fleeting thoughts of playing from deep for Italy before Allan takes charge and kicks upfield. Wales try to win back possession in the air, Liam Williams contesting strongly, but unable to wrench the ball away from the Italian catcher.
Stolen! The ball breaks free for Taulupe Faletau...
PENALTY! ITALY 3-10 Wales (Tommaso Allan penalty, 16 minutes)
It is Tommaso Allan rather than Paolo Garbisi on kicking duties for Italy this afternoon - the full back finds the safe embrace of the stands behind the posts with his first effort. Italy on the board.
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