Key events3m agoTRY! France 7 - 0 England (Pauline Bourdon-Sansus)20m agoKick off!1h agoTeams1h agoPreambleShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature18 mins. England attempt to get a foothold in the game but there’s another handling error, this time from Feunati. The home side can’t capitalise and soon after lose the ball themselves to hand a scrum to the Red Roses on the halfway line. Theywin it comfortably but their open play phases are utterly splintered by the phenomenal defensive power from France. The ball is eventually booted away, in what feels like a small act of surrender.TRY! France 7 - 0 England (Pauline Bourdon-Sansus)14 mins. The pressure comes from England after the lineout is won, but France whip the ball back and decide it’s time to make the home crowd’s day by running it from deep. It comes to the left via four passes for Murie to race 30 metres, skittling a couple of tacklers before finding Chambon on the inside who pops to Bourdon-Sansus to run in unopposed.A dazzling, all hands, 80 metre blinder from Les Bleues.Arbez converts.12 mins. Bern wins a penalty at the next sscrum as she drops the hammer on her opposite prop. This brings England’s first attack and when it slows up Harrison kicks behind Arbez who clears to touch.10 mins. More territory for France as their utter dominance so far continues, the latest attempt to score is halted after Harrison flaps at a pass. The ref calls a knock-on as she did not consider it deliberate; a very debatable call to say the least.Bourdon-Sansus then knocks on as she attempts to play out of from the scrum7 mins. T Feleu has her first crash ball run of the game from a scrum and Harrison does well to hold onto her leg for dear life to stop the big woman breaking the line. The ball is recycled quickly and Kebaya finds herself a mile offside in the defensive line.That’s three penalties in the opening minutes given against England.4 mins. The lineout is fluffed to the England side with Ives Campion getting amongst the French throw. Champon wins it back soon after give Fall Raclou an opportunity to rumble forward in the 22, but Cockayne is on her to grip the ball like a horseshoe crab and win a relieving not releasing penalty for the Red Roses.2 mins. France move the ball in the backs from the lineout and begin working phases on halfway. It’s broadly going nowhere, but the Red Roses defence drifts offside to gift the home side a penalty.Kick off!Zoe Harrison receives a deep kick and immediately launches it to touch from her boot.Officials todayReferee: Clara Munarini (Italy)Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett‑Theron (South Africa), Amber Stamp‑Dunstan (Wales)Television Match Official (TMO): Matteo Liperini (Italy}Here come the teams on a bright, clear but breezy late afternoon in Bordeaux. Madoussou Fall Raclou is first out to mark the occasion of her 50th cap, soon followed by the rest who take their places for the anthems.Pre-match readingGet in touch before and throughout the match on the email with any and all things you would like to bring to my attentions. I love reading your thoughts, even when you are having a go at me, so don’t be shy.TeamsFrance have kept a largely unchanged side with only two forward switches, bringing in Ambre Mwayembe and Axelle Berthoumieu while maintaining a settled backline.England have made multiple changes, reinforcing the pack with returning players including Lilli Ives Campion, Sadia Kabeya and Maddie Feaunati who was a very late absentee last week. Ellie Kildunne moves from wing to full-back and meaning Jess Breach and Claudia Moloney-MacDonald will be in the wider berths. There are several bench options providing experience including Marlie Packer, the score of four tries vs Italy last time out.France
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