England edged out by France in thriller to end eventful Six Nations in third place
Big dramatic finishes are fast becoming England’s norm, but the irony this week was that the Red Rose men fell just the wrong side of the high theatre.
Tommy Freeman’s gun-slinging celebration, and George Ford’s nerveless touchline conversion, stole England a 31-29 lead with less than five minutes to play in Lyon.
Steve Borthwick’s side thought they were about to repeat last week’s last-gasp 23-22 win over Ireland, and on the road too.
But and his siege-gun boot had other ideas. The fly-half blasted his fourth penalty, from all of 50 metres, and Les Blues inched over the
