relive France's victory over England at the opening of the Six Nations Tournament

At the recovery, the English pushed, but the French were able to stay very strong defensively so as not to crack. Better, they are the ones who went to make a new station wagon on a breakthrough of Antoine Dupont. The French scrum half then served Ollivon for a double from the French captain (24-0, 55th). But the English had not said their last word. In the process, Jonny May brought his own (24-7, 58th) before installing doubt in the French heads after a new number on his right side (24-14, 65th). But unlike many matches in recent months, the Blues have managed to face the British offensives. They finally only conceded a penalty from Owen Farrell after the siren (24-17, 80th), which allows the English to leave the Stade de France with the point of the defensive bonus.

>> This is the first French success against the English since 2018. It is only their third in ten years in the Tournament against men by Eddie Jones. With this success, the Blues join the Irish and the Welsh at the top of the ranking, with a victory each. It is the first time since 2016 that the Blues start the Tournament with a victory. The English, they had not lost an opening match since 2014. At the time, it was already against France (26-24).