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England will be hoping to put pressure on Ireland at the top of the Six Nations standings as they take on France in Le Crunch at Twickenham.

To be able to have Owen [Farrell] to come on and finish the game' But England undo their hard work conceding a penalty for handling the ball on the floor. But play is called back by the referee as England have the advantage and kick to the corner with the resulting penalty. England recover the ball and clear their lines. France have certainly got off on the front foot, with England making several mistakes. According to Opta, their 24-point lead is the largest any side has had at half time over England in the Six Nations. The home side have not quite mounted a fluid attack yet. I thought it was a well selected team [England], I thought it was the best selected team he could have put out. But just the physicality and the athleticism of the French team was amazing. It looks as though the French openside Ollivon may have scored with the TMO checking now! Fickou's excellent vision see's Alex Dombrant mismatched against Penaud on the wing, and while Dombrant gets the tap on the France 14, he can't quite bring him down. I think I sugar-coat it, probably one of the worst performances we’ve had.

The previous biggest margin England had lost to France by was 25 points, in both 1972 and 2006. France were champions in that year's Six Nations and beat ...

But the French were relentless, regardless. France scored seven tries, and it all began with eventual player of the match Thomas Ramos. The previous biggest margin England had lost to France by was 25 points, in both 1972 and 2006. France were champions in that year’s Six Nations and beat England 31-6. England found themselves le Crunch-ed at home by the biggest margin ever as Twickenham witnessed a France record win over the hosts. It finished England 10-53 France.

On one of the darkest days in English rugby history, France put on a clinic by running in seven tries in a record 53-10 humiliation of its cross-channel ...

“It is a bit of a mystery at the moment.” Ollivon's second try was somewhat farcical after England flyhalf Marcus Smith lost possession of the ball in his attempt to get back over his own tryline after retrieving a kick. From the moment Flament broke England’s flimsy defensive line in his own half to help set up a second-minute try by Thomas Ramos, the French looked a class apart. It was the team's third heaviest defeat ever, only surpassed by a 76-0 loss for a weakened touring lineup in Australia in 1998 and a 58-10 beating by South Africa in Bloemfontein in 2007. The Irish will look to extend their 100% record with a win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday. “It was a very special game for us," Flament said.