England have a lineout very close to the line and maul again. This is pressure...

Ben Earl needs some treatment for a nasty cut to the head so we have a stoppage. England have played really well so far but are still losing.

A reminder that France will be champions with a win tonight.

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France give away a penalty from the kick-off and Elliot Daly hoists it down the line. England's forwards get to work and push the sky blues back with a powerful maul. They win another penalty...

Matt Dawson
Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

France are clever at exploiting England's weakness. That space behind needs fixed.

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It comes back for an offside and Ramos swings it over the bar. They lead by a converted try.

The home fans don't like it but no try is the call. Murley did superbly well there under the most immense pressure.

Cadan Murley and Matthieu Jalibert both had hands on the ball...

Matt Dawson
Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

That was a cruel bounce.

The whole stadium are on their feet as France have ball in hand inside the England 22. So many options available.

France kick it this time and Matthieu Jalibert may have scored a try here. They are not sure if he got it down...

Mike Henson
BBC Sport at Stade de France

Henry Pollock has just come out to warm up and got roundly booed by the fans behind the posts. He duly bounces a little higher and lunges with a little more vigour.

What were you doing on a Saturday night at 21? Enraging a few thousand French people with mere groin stretches?

Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

The decision-making behind when to kick and when not to kick is exponentially easier when you're on the front foot!

SOME start. What a 20 minutes of rugby.

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Matt Dawson
Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

That was cheeky kick from Ben Spencer. The bounce of the ball hasn't gone England's way in the last three games.

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Louis Bielle-Biarrey has scored in every game he's played in the last two Six Nations.

Seven tries so far this year after scoring a record eight in 2025.

He now has 16 tries from 14 Six Nations games.

And 27 tries from 26 caps. And he's only 22.

France now are pinged for obstruction in a similar fashion. Can England kick this well and then get their lineout working?

England get right up to the line but Elliot Daly and Cadan Murley ran into each other and get called for crossing. France ball, England miss out.

That 90 points in Edinburgh may come under threat at this rate. England now attack into the France 22.

Matt Dawson
Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

It's just too easy. Poor defending again! At international level, you can't defend like that.

The research you do on starter moves. Surely you just practice shutting that down?

LBB is on a hat-trick after 13 minutes...