A late Maro Itoje try secured England a 23-20 victory over France in a sparkling Six Nations game full of high-speed, enterprising rugby at Twickenham on Saturday to leave the championship wide open but with Wales in pole position.
The second half was a tighter affair but just as France seemed set for their first championship win at Twickenham since 2005, the defending champions found a way over. "We thought France would come out hard early," said England coach Eddie Jones."They haven't had a game for a while and they were fresh. We had to be with them at halftime - that was our big job. We thought we would get them in the second half and we did."
They continued to play at a pace not seen since the World Cup, earning two Farrell penalties while also addressing their own indiscipline, not giving away a penalty until a 25th minute scrum offence. Jalibert converted to give France a 17-13 lead after one of the best halves Twickenham has seen for years.
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