- England 26-25 France
- England roar back in thrilling clash at Allianz Stadium
Another Saturday night at the movies with a stunningly different conclusion. This was an absolute thriller that kept everyone guessing right up to the final reel. The clincher, in the end, was a sensational 79th minute try from replacement Elliot Daly, bursting unstoppably on to a short ball from his new young fly-half Fin Smith, to trigger delirium around the old cabbage patch.
It had seemed for all the world England were about to lose another tight game when France’s precocious winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey went over for his second try of the game six minutes from time. With barely 90 seconds left, though, England had one last chance and, in a set strike move off a lineout, Smith and Daly combined to propel Red Rose fans into dreamland.