Summary

  • England beat France 30-10 in men's Test in Perpignan

  • Tom Davies with stunning finish in corner, plus tries from Liam Farrell, Tommy Makinson and John Bateman in superb first 20 minutes

  • Corentin Le Cam and Justin Sangare score in second half as France fight back

  • Jonny Lomax sin-binned for final 10 minutes but Tommy Makinson and John Bateman tries seal victory

  • Captain Emily Rudge scores twice as England thrash France 40-4 in women's Test

  • Use play icon at top of page to watch England double-header (UK only)

  1. SIN-BINpublished at 70 mins

    France 4-20 England

    Think the Perpignan crowd believe France can get something from this Test match. They cheer their charges forward and Mark Kheirallah gives a lovely little grubber and go to himself.

    Was he pulled back? Liam Farrell sticks an arm out, but the yellow card has gone to Jonny Lomax!

    The referee has got the wrong man there, surely?! Lomax even has a scrum cap on...

  2. 'England missing Tomkins guile'published at 16:05 British Summer Time 23 October 2021

    Jamie Peacock
    Former England captain on BBC One

    England are missing the guile and experience of Sam Tomkins, a player who is able to move opposition players around and direct his team-mates.

  3. Postpublished at 66 mins

    France 4-20 England

    Ben Currie can't gather an interception five metres from his own line. He was in if he did...

    The pressure keeps building on England.

  4. 'Dreadful missed opportunity'published at 16:01 British Summer Time 23 October 2021

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Great Britain international on BBC One

    That should have been an easy finish but Lyne gets into the wrong position and didn't time the pass at all. That is a dreadful missed opportunity. You won't get an easier opportunity than that.

  5. Postpublished at 65 mins

    France 4-20 England

    Oh no!

    England look certain to score after a superb break, but the French defender gets a finger tip to Reece Lyne's pass and it takes it behind Tom Davies, who had a clear line in front of him.

    Shaun Wane's side really should have scored there.

  6. Postpublished at 62 mins

    France 4-20 England

    Good set from France and a clever kick chase too. Tom Davies scoops up but is bundled out beyond his own line.

  7. Postpublished at 61 mins

    France 4-20 England

    Twenty minutes to go and France are firing now, buoyed by the hostile home crowd. They're looking for that second try after twice thinking they should have had one.

  8. 'Senior players need to step up'published at 15:56 British Summer Time 23 October 2021

    Jamie Peacock
    Former England captain on BBC One

    The senior England players need to step up and change the momentum of the game by their own individual performances.

  9. NO TRYpublished at 59 mins

    France 4-20 England

    But it's been chalked off for obstruction! That's two that have been ruled out for France today.

    It was that man Corentin Le Cam on Jonny Lomax again, didn't do enough to get out of the way of the England man.

  10. try

    TRY - France 8-20 Englandpublished at 58 mins

    Mark Kheirallah (58 mins)

    What a break from France!

    But again the referee will have a look here. The crowd do not like that...

    It's a lovely move from the hosts, with Paul Seguier throwing a clever dummy and striding into the space before teeing up Mark Kheirallah for a simple score.

  11. Postpublished at 57 mins

    France 4-20 England

    Ooof!

    Jonny Lomax runs into an absolute hammer blow from Corentin Le Cam, all 6ft 9in of him!

  12. 'Pick up the tempo'published at 15:51 British Summer Time 23 October 2021

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Great Britain international on BBC One

    England have got to pick the tempo up, get a bit more aggressive and try to get the momentum back.

  13. Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 23 October 2021

    Here's how England's women beat France earlier...

  14. 'Useful test'published at 15:49 British Summer Time 23 October 2021

    Jamie Peacock
    Former England captain on BBC One

    This is useful for Shaun Wane to find out about some of his players who have not played at this level before.

  15. Postpublished at 54 mins

    France 4-20 England

    England go wide down the left with Zak Hardaker, but it's an easy one for France to track with little support around him and the hosts regain possession.

  16. NO TRYpublished at 51 mins

    France 4-20 England

    That's not going to count!

    Joe Philbin was deemed to have been tackled, and England get the penalty instead.

  17. try

    TRY - France 8-20 Englandpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 23 October 2021

    Tony Gigot (51 mins)

    France are in! But this will be reviewed...

    The ball goes loose and Joe Philbin picks it up, he thinks the tackle is complete and gets up to play the ball, but Tony Gigot rips it off him and darts over.

  18. Postpublished at 50 mins

    France 4-20 England

    France are coming again, pinning England on their own line but Anthony Marion is stopped short in front of the sticks.

  19. Postpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 23 October 2021

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Great Britain international on BBC One

    In the space of a minute England should have scored but France went down the other end and scored.

  20. try

    TRY - France 4-20 Englandpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 23 October 2021

    Corentin Le Cam (47 mins)

    And France go down the other end and score!

    Tom Davies failed to touch down moments ago and in a flash France are over at the other end, with the giant Corentin Le Cam finishing superbly after a swift move to the left.

    Comeback on?