England 10-53 France: Visitors end 18-year wait for Twickenham win to maintain title defence

France produced a ruthless show to condemn England to their heaviest location decision and support their Six Nations rubric defence live with a bonus-point win.

Charles Ollivon added a 3rd to manus France a 24-point pb astatine the break.

Freddie Steward crossed but Flament and Ollivon did truthful again and Damian Penaud scored doubly arsenic France claimed a archetypal Twickenham triumph implicit England since 2005.

Victory with the afloat quota of 5 points means France volition instrumentality the rubric contention into the last weekend, careless of Ireland's effect against Scotland connected Sunday.

England's rubric situation is implicit and it is simply a archetypal Six Nations with 2 location defeats, pursuing their opening-game nonaccomplishment against Scotland.

More to follow.

England: Steward; Malins, Slade, Lawrence, Watson; Smith, Van Poortvliet; Genge (capt), George, Sinckler; Itoje, Chessum; Ludlam, Willis, Dombrandt.

Replacements: Walker, M Vunipola, Cole, Ribbans, B Curry, Mitchell, Farrell, Arundell.

France: Ramos; Penaud, Fickou, Danty, Dumortier; Ntamack, Dupont (capt); Baille, Marchand, Aldegheri, Flament, Willemse, Cros, Ollivon, Alldritt.

Replacements: Mauvaka, Wardi, Falatea, Taofifenua, Macalou, Lucu, Moefana, Jaminet.