France player ratings: France didn't quite reign supreme in the St-Etienne hot-box, a stadium which will host four Rugby World Cup games later this year, but there were many flashes of brilliance to admire nonetheless.
There is a glut of English and Welsh internationals ready to go toe-to-toe in knockout European rugby and only one winner
Ex-England captain Phil de Glanville is relishing watching his son Tom forge his own path at Bath
Ex-England captain Phil de Glanville is relishing watching his son Tom forge his own path at Bath
Ben Spencer was the England go-to when an emergency arose for the World Cup final but he has been ignored this week despite his excellent Bath form.
Ben Spencer was the England go-to when an emergency arose for the World Cup final but he has been ignored this week despite his excellent Bath form.
England had high hopes their last match of the old amateur era would be the 1995 World Cup final but it was instead a third-place playoff versus France.
England had high hopes their last match of the old amateur era would be the 1995 World Cup final but it was instead a third-place playoff versus France.
Reigning World Cup champions Australia lost to England in the 1995 quarter-finals, Rob Andrew's late drop-goal eliminating them.
Yet another thrilling chapter in the history of the Six Nations Championship was written in Paris on Saturday night when Ireland's Johnny Sexton landed a dramatic late drop goal to give his side a 15-13 victory over hosts France.
