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England 46-30 France (Vunipola)

Posted at 63 mins

Watson has left the stage, Brown is moved to the wing, Cipriani is playing I'm not sure where. I'll get back to you. England attacking, inches short from the French try-line... Youngs tries to climb over French defenders but it's Vunipola who scores...

 

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Ian Robertson
BBC rugby union correspondent on Radio 5 live

England 48-30 France

"I think that England are red-hot favourites now. France are folding. They look dispirited."

 

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England 48-35 France (Kayser)

Posted at 68 mins

Some doubt as to whether Vunipola had full control of the ball there, but never mind. France coming now and it's a try... that's try number 11, and it was replacement hooker Kayser who did the damage. Haskell is back in from the cold, and England will need him for this last 10 minutes... scratch that, he's been replaced by Wood, Parling replaced by Easter...

 

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Jerome Walcott: Has anyone noticed how ridiculous this scoreline is?

Scott Sellers: What a game of rugby this is. What a day of rugby this has been! Should force teams to win by set margins every game!

Mike Martin: Hands up everyone who thought 'well, the England game's BOUND to be rubbish after the Ireland and Wales matches'.

 

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Ian Robertson
BBC rugby union correspondent on Radio 5 live

England 48-35 France

"I want to retract what I said two minutes earlier. Matt Dawson has just smacked me round the head."

 

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England 48-35 France

Posted at 71 mins

England lose a line-out and France are able to get their mitts on the ball. Kockott with the box kick, Nowell underneath it. For those without a television or radio, I should stress that I have not gone rogue, all this stuff I'm writing is actually happening... England go left, Burrell with some sleight of hand back inside... Joseph gets hit big, coughs it up, French scrum...

 

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Former Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll: This is not good for the ticker.

Sale and England wing Mark Cueto: Regardless of who wins the Six Nations - today shows what a change in mindset can do for northern hemisphere rugby!! Congrats to all players!! #triestriestries

Welsh 400m hurdler Dai Greene: Imagine if rugby was like this all the time.

 

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England 55-35 France (Nowell, con. Ford)

Posted at 74 mins

England have space out right, Joseph probably should have shifted it but got white-line fever instead. England, by the way, have matched their highest points total against France, set in 2001. Nowell is in for another try... great line by Ford, little delay, great finish by the Exeter man. Ford kicks the conversion, England lead by 20, need to win by 26.

 

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Howard Horner: Is there a better official in world sport than Nigel Owens? Helps run the game superbly, doesn't allow anyone to question him.

Michael Devlin: I'm an Irishman sitting in Cleveland, Ohio, unable to watch this. Am I missing the greatest game ever?

Michael Bairstow: That is why Youngs should never play for England. What he does in the loose does not make up for bad lineout throwing.

 

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England 55-35 France

Posted at 77 mins

One more converted try for England would clinch the title, but here comes Kockott with a dart... penalty to England, players off their feet, this is tremendously stirring stuff. Ford kicks to the French 10m line, England line-out.

 

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England 55-35 France

Posted at 80 mins

England secure ball, Robshaw calls in the backs... England keep coming, but it's gone to ground... into overtime... penalty to France, it's Ireland's title... France are running it from under their own posts!

 

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England 55-35 France

... that's that - IRELAND HAVE WON THE SIX NATIONS TITLE

 

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[miller1098]

Three amazing matches im exhausted ,so close in the end

 

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What a fantastic day of Rugby..........

 

[billz]

Missed it all due to at work all day with no phone coverage bummer

 

[miller1098]

Cymru, Cymru, Cymru.

Maen dda weld un arall un siarad yr hen iaith

 

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kus mijn kloten........

 

[Brian4]

What a Day never seen international scores like those and not all on the same day. Much more exciting when they play to win big and not just to not lose.

Our Daughter has been at Twickenham today and said the atmosphere in the ground was incredible. She's just having a few drinks at the ground and then off to see her brother in Putney.

 

[Gail]

kus mijn kloten........

Tut tut....