England snatch famous Six Nations victory over France with last-gasp try

Player of the Match Fin Smith's conversion in the 80th minute after Elliot Daly's try was enough to get them over the line, while other scores from Ollie Lawrence, Tommy Freeman and Fin Baxter ensured they took away maximum points in their quest for the Six Nations title.

The opening 10 minutes were as cagey as you could imagine, but a delicious break from Thomas Ramos created their best chance to capitalise on this dominance, as he sliced open the English defence with ease, however just as France looked to pounce Alexandre Roumat spilled the ball and gave England an easy reprieve.

England nearly made them pay for this miss too. A turnover from Tom Curry gave them their first genuine period of possession in France's half, and strong carries from Tom Willis and Lawrence saw them get to within touching distance of the line, but a pivotal turnover cost them just as they looked to pounce.

With broken field ahead of them, France looked to strike. Les Bleus almost teleported up the pitch and to within striking distance of the English line, but Ramos' pass was spilt into touch by the mercurial Antoine Dupont and yet another chance went begging.

France did eventually make their dominance count as Louis Bielle-Biarrey latched onto DamianPenaud's clever grubber kick to score.

This seemed to bring England back to life, and they hit back with a try of their own through Lawrence as he powered over from short distance.

The opening of the second half was the complete opposite of the first, but it still had the same theme running through it, with France missing chances, but they did eventually add to their tally as Ramos knocked over two three-pointers to pull his side six points ahead.

This didn't deter the hosts, as Freeman soared highest to collect Fin Smith's pinpoint cross-field kick to dot down and bring them back to within one point.

France hit back with an instant response though as Penaud crossed out wide. Some delicious play from Ramos, Gregory Alldritt and Bielle-Biarrey marched the visitors down the pitch. Then, quick hands through the backs found the Bordeaux winger in space out wide, and he made no mistake with the finish.

Again, England rallied after this and came within a whisker of scoring. A cute delayed pass from Fin Smith saw replacement Jamie George charge through the French line, and he later connected with Tom Curry too, however a heroic tackle from Oscar Jegou denied the Sale man a certain try.

A costly French knock-on from the resulting restart gifted England possession back in the 22, though another missed kick from Marcus Smith meant France got off scot-free.

England did eventually make their pressure count as Baxter burrowed over from short-range. A change in kicker proved just the ticket too, as Fin Smith's conversion put England back ahead with less than 10 minutes to go.

This lead vanished in a matter of minutes though, as Bielle-Biarrey finished off a simply sensational counter-attack. Ramos' conversion split the uprights, and once again France led by six with just four minutes left on the clock.

With the clock winding down, England had one final throw of the dice, and they made it count as Daly powered over after a clever strike move. Fin Smith's conversion sailed through the sticks too, giving England that long-awaited win over a Tier 1 side.

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