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France 22-24 England

France 22-24 England
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England beat France 24-22 in a pulsating Six Nations encounter on Sunday.

England secured a 24-22 victory over France in the Six Nations on Sunday afternoon.

England moved ahead early in the match with a try from Manu Tuilagi, before Farrell made it 7-0 with a conversion after 14 minutes.

Lionel Beauxis responded for the French with a penalty moments later, but a Ben Foden try after 17 minutes opened up a 12-3 lead for England.

Julien Dupuy and Beauxis both added penalties for France late in the opening half, to leave England with a 14-9 lead at the break.

Owen Farrell added a penalty early in the second, to add to his two conversions in the first half, to leave England with a 17-9 lead with 20 minutes remaining.

France cut the score to 17-12 after 65 minutes when Morgan Parra added a penalty, before a Beauxis penalty make it a two point game.

Tom Croft added a late try, while Farrell added a penalty to open a 24-15 lead. France desperately searched for a late comeback, and added late points through Parra and Wesley Fofana but they came up just short.

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