Summary

  • England clinch Women's Six Nations Grand Slam and seventh successive title in nerve-racking finale

  • Captain Zoe Aldcroft and Abby Dow score crucial tries as France fight back in second half

  • England scored five tries in entertaining first half

  • England have not lost in Six Nations since defeat by France in 2018

  1. Postpublished at 14 mins

    England 17-7 France

    Non-stop action. This is rugby union on fast forward as France are now knocking on the door of England's try line.

    Step forward prop Hannah Botterman, who dives in and wins the ball back on the deck.

  2. 'Le Crunch!'published at 16:59 British Summer Time 26 April

    Maud MuirImage source, Getty Images
  3. 'The result was inevitable'published at 16:59 British Summer Time 26 April

    England 17-7 France

    Brian Moore
    Former England hooker on BBC Two

    England are getting the building blocks right, they always had the ball under control and the result was inevitable once they started going forward.

  4. try

    Try - England 17-7 Francepublished at 12 mins

    Lark Atkin-Davies

    And that's why! England catch the lineout and then the French have no answer to the push, Lark Atkin-Davies ends up diving over the line.

  5. Penaltypublished at 11 mins

    England 12-7 France

    England get a penalty but they don't take the kick at goal again - Zoe Harrison puts them down in the corner instead.

  6. 'The biggest game of Sing's career'published at 16:57 British Summer Time 26 April

    England 12-7 France

    Alastair Telfer
    BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

    Emma Sing's try got the loudest roar I've heard all Six Nations. That try should settle the 24-year-old after a nervy early pass too.

    By far the biggest game of her career.

  7. Postpublished at 10 mins

    England 12-7 France

    England scored at a point a minute for most of the game last week and they are at it again. This is a great spectacle at Twickenham.

  8. Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 26 April

    England 12-7 France

    Brian Moore
    Former England hooker on BBC Two

    You've got to love Meg Jones. Great hands, and great awareness to set up Emma Sing.

  9. try

    Converted try - England 12-7 Francepublished at 8 mins

    Emma Sing (con Harrison)

    Three tries already! This is brilliant stuff.

    England work the ball so well at speed and full-back Emma Sing is the spare player on the overlap, she is never going to miss and Zoe Harrison kicks the conversion too.

  10. Replacementpublished at 8 mins

    England 5-7 France

    Gaby Vernier took a whack to the head in the build-up to that try so is coming off, with Axelle Berthoumieu coming on in her place.

  11. 'France at their best'published at 16:53 British Summer Time 26 April

    England 5-7 France

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    France's forwards did the damage by going so direct and working the offloads to give Carla Arbez a walk-in. That is France at their best.

  12. try

    Converted Try - England 5-7 Francepublished at 6 mins

    Carla Arbez (con Bourgeois)

    What a start to the game! A dreamy offload in midfield opens up England and while the Red Roses hold France up a metre or so out, quick ball comes to the 10 Carla Arbez and she drives over.

  13. Postpublished at 5 mins

    England 5-0 France

    Zoe Harrison couldn't kick the conversion and France now attack smartly with Pauline Bourdon driving through a gap of her own making...

  14. Postpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 26 April

    England 5-0 France

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    If you are going to stop Abby Dow from there you have to go low. She was always going to finish from that close. It's a really well worked try and a lovely kick from Zoe Harrison.

  15. try

    Try - England 5-0 Francepublished at 4 mins

    Abby Dow

    It takes England less than five minutes to take charge of the decider! Zoe Harrison has space in the pocket to poke a low kick in behind their defence, the bounce favours wing Abby Dow and she scoops up well to run in and score.

    Just the start the crowd wanted!

    Abby DowImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 3 mins

    England 0-0 France

    The scrum is reset and England get the ball out wide, as Maud Muir then punches a hole through the French lines...

  17. Postpublished at 1 min

    England 0-0 France

    An instant knock-on from Teani Feleu gifts England a scum.

  18. Kick-offpublished at 1 min

    England 0-0 France

    Away we go!

  19. Room for more...published at 16:44 British Summer Time 26 April

    England v France (16:45 GMT)

    Alastair Telfer
    BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

    England fansImage source, Getty Images

    The upper tier at Allianz Stadium is closed, with the majority of the second tier not full.

    Still a very healthy crowd in and room for plenty more come September, when the World Cup final could feature England here.

    Twickenham crowd
  20. Postpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 26 April

    La Marseillaise. One of the great anthems.

    England's players belt out God Save The King good and proper too. Pumped.