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TRY! France 14-10 England (Murley)
18 mins: Four tries in the first 20 minutes as Murley scores England’s second again from a clever kick.
Spencer chips behind the French defence and under pressure from Smith, a retreating Attisogbe fails to secure the ball allowing Murley to touch down.
Smith misses the conversion once more, but England are right back in the game.
Ciara Fearn14 March 2026 20:32
France 14-5 England
16 mins: England try to strike back quickly but are penalised for crossing in front of the posts.
A frustrating moment for the visitors after a sustained period of pressure during which their forwards had been making serious inroads into the French defence.
Ciara Fearn14 March 2026 20:28
Can they kick it?
A captivating start, with both sides producing some fun, intricate and imaginative attacking rugby. That’s three tries already, all created by a kick – two Thomas Ramos grubbers and a little chipped Ben Spencer contestable. Putting boot to ball need not always be boring…

Harry Latham-Coyle at the Stade de France14 March 2026 20:27
TRY! France (Bielle-Biarrey) 14-5 England
12 mins: Bielle-Biarrey is over again! The winger now has 27 tries in 28 Tests. Jalibert’s vision and execution were superb with a perfectly weighted left-foot grubber giving Bielle-Biarrey an easy finish.
Ramos adds the simple conversion.
Ciara Fearn14 March 2026 20:26
TRY! France 7-5 England (Roebuck)
10 mins: England hit back perfectly!
They carry the ball in the French 22 moving left to right with smooth handling along the line setting up Daly’s final pass to Roebuck, who touches down neatly in the right corner.
Smith’s conversion misses, but England respond instantly through Roebuck.
Ciara Fearn14 March 2026 20:23
TRY! France (Bielle-Biarrey) 7-0 England
6 mins: Bielle-Biarrey crosses for his sixth try of the tournament!
Ramos’ grubber kick lands in the England 22 and Daly makes a costly mistake by stepping up had he stayed back the try could have been prevented.
The ball bounces favorably for Bielle-Biarrey rather than Murley, allowing the French winger to score.
Ramos successfully converts.
Ciara Fearn14 March 2026 20:21
France 0-0 England
5 mins: England defend the maul well with George nearly winning a turnover. Itoje goes in for a big tackle, but the referee gets in the way.
The ball goes into touch and from the resulting lineout England give away an easy penalty that pushes play back into their own half.
Ciara Fearn14 March 2026 20:19
France 0-0 England
4 mins: France win a turnover from Cros inside their own half and quickly look to counter.
Ramos attacks down the left supported by Bielle-Biarrey and kicks ahead, but the ball goes straight into touch.
Had it stayed in play, Bielle-Biarrey racing down the touchline could have caused serious problems for England.
Ciara Fearn14 March 2026 20:17
France 0-0 England
2 mins: Atkinson crosses in the corner, but play had already been stopped as the referee spotted a knock-on from Freeman.
Still, it was an encouraging move from England with Daly sending a grubber in behind the French defence that caused plenty of problems.
Ciara Fearn14 March 2026 20:14
Kick-off! France 0-0 England
1 min: Smith kicks things off in Saint-Denis.
France are wearing a light blue strip to mark 120 years of this fixture.
Ciara Fearn14 March 2026 20:11
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