France's Bielle-Biarrey breaks Six Nations try record

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Bielle-Biarrey scores for France against Scotland

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France wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey broke the record for most tries in a single Six Nations campaign with his eighth score of this year's tournament.

The 21-year-old, who dotted down in every game, broke Ireland wing Jacob Stockdale's record of seven tries from 2018.

The Bordeaux-Begles flyer ran a sharp support line off Romain Ntamack to race away and score in the win over Scotland on Saturday that clinched France's first title since 2022.

Bielle-Biarrey equals the all-time record for most tries in a single championship - joining England's Cyril Lowe and Scotland's Ian Smith, who scored eight tries in the 1914 and 1925 Five Nations respectively.

Les Bleus ended this year's tournament with 30 tries - the most in a single Six Nations campaign. The 2025 championship also broke the record for the most tries overall in one edition (101), surpassing the 91 scored two years ago.

Wing Tommy Freeman joined Bielle-Biarrey in touching down in every game of this year's Six Nations, becoming the first Englishman to do so.

The 24-year-old started England's first four matches on the wing and played at outside centre in the 10-try thrashing of Wales in Cardiff.

Former France wing Philippe Bernat-Salles was the last player to score in every round of the Six Nations back in 2001.

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How 'unbelievable' Bielle-Biarrey is re-writing record books

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England run in 10 tries in record-breaking win

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