- England 26-25 France
- England roar back in thrilling clash at Allianz Stadium
Another Saturday night at the movies with a stunningly different conclusion. England have been involved in a few thrillers in recent times but this one could not have had a more dramatic plot twist. The collective roar which greeted the decisive 79th-minute try by the replacement Elliot Daly, bursting unstoppably on to a short ball from his young fly-half Fin Smith, must almost have rattled the windows in Calais.
Previously it had seemed England were about to lose another tight game when France’s precocious winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey went over for his second try six minutes from time. With barely 90 seconds left, though, England had one last chance and, in a set strike move off a lineout, Smith and Daly combined to clinch a result that transforms their team’s Six Nations prospects.
Written by Robert Kitson at Allianz Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/08/england-france-six-nations-rugby-union-match-report under the title “England stun France as dramatic late Daly try clinches Six Nations classic”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
