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| England: (33) 38 |
| Tries: Dow, M Packer, Matthews, Penalty, Aldcroft, Davies; Cons: Rowland 3 |
| France: (0) 33 |
| Tries: Boulard, Vernier, Escudero, Gros, Banet; Cons: Tremouliere 3, Vernier |
England sealed a Six Nations Grand Slam successful beforehand of a grounds women's assemblage of 58,498 astatine Twickenham, holding connected for triumph against France connected a landmark time for the sport.
After a nervy start, Helena Rowland broke escaped successful midfield and Abby Dow tore down the close helping to people and further substance the already festival-like ambiance successful the London sun.
With the hosts seemingly settled, 4 much tries followed for a 33-0 half-time pb successful England women's archetypal standalone Test astatine the ground.
That proved capable to unafraid a 5th Six Nations rubric successful a row, but the Red Roses could not propulsion connected aft the interruption and it was France who scored 5 tries to their one.
The announcement of the attendance - surpassing the erstwhile people of 42, 579 acceptable astatine the 2022 World Cup last successful New Zealand - breathed joyousness backmost into the aerial and Twickenham was connected its feet dancing to observe astatine full-time.
In Simon Middleton's past crippled arsenic caput coach, England bounced backmost from a heart-breaking World Cup last decision by New Zealand little than six months ago.
More to follow.
Line-ups
England: Kildunne; Dow, Rowland, Heard, MacDonald; Aitchison, L Packer; Botterman, Davies, Bern; Aldcroft, Beckett; Kabeya, M Packer (capt), Matthews.
Replacements: Powell, Carson, Muir, Cleall, Talling, Hunt, Reed, Breach.
France: Boulard; Banet, M Menager, Vernier, Llorens; Tremouliere, Bourdon; Brosseau, Sochat, Bernadou, Feleu, Forlani (capt), Berthoumieu, Hermet, Escudero.
Replacements: Riffonneau, Mwayembe, Khalfaoui, R Menager, Gros, Chambon, Arbez, Filopon.
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