Victory also secured a fifth successive Grand Slam for England and extended their record unbeaten run to 38 games, with their last defeat coming in a Covid-delayed World Cup final in 2022. Sunday's match was a Grand Slam-decider, with France having also won all four of their previous games in the championship.But this result was further evidence of England's strength in depth, with the Red Roses missing more than a dozen players due to pregnancy, injury or retirement following last year's World Cup triumph on home soil.
Scrum-half Pauline Bourdon Sansus dives across the line to score France's first try during the Women's Six Nations international rugby union match against England in Bordeaux on Sunday © GAIZKA IROZ / AFP
France opened the scoring through a brilliant length-of-the field move that ended in a try for scrum-half Pauline Bourdon Sansus, but England hit back to lead 26-7 at half-time.The hosts reduced the favourites' advantage to eight points before England pulled clear again.'Unstoppable'"That was a great performance, that was tough and it took a lot at the start," England coach John Mitchell told the BBC. "I think we have evolved our game. When we created connection at the back, we are unstoppable."
