Thomas Ramos' second-half penalty ensured France won 33-31 in a thrilling Six Nations clash with England and will finish the 2024 season in second place.
With less than a minute remaining, Les Bleus' fly-half stepped up from the halfway line and was able to put his side into the lead before the game was over.
France had previously scored tries from Nolan Le Garrec, Leo Barre and Gael Fickou, and Ramos had scored 18 points off the tee, but missed just one of his eight tries. was.
England are on the back foot but will take a lot from this game as Ollie Lawrence (twice), Marcus Smith and Tommy Freeman scored four tries.
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Ireland may have already beaten Scotland to clinch the Six Nations title, but if any proof was needed that this match still matters, it was when Ramos kicked off before the countdown began. was.
After a poor start, England were hit by a flurry of attacks and had a tough start when George Furbank was forced off with a calf injury and replaced by Smith.
George Ford took the lead with a penalty and the team succeeded in slowing down play to stem the tide, but they were unable to stop a stunning end-to-end move started by Fickou and completed by Le Garrec. Ta.
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England were in danger of being swept away as they scrambled wildly to stop a second long-range attack, but Ramos' second penalty widened their lead to a sizeable one.
Winger Damien Penaud broke a number of tackles but his canniving run fell short of a meter, but it created a chance for Ramos, who found the post again.
But England showed their mettle just before half-time when Lawrence raced past Fickou to score a crucial try and reduce the gap to 16-10 at the interval.
And they were better off with a dominant move from Ben Earl, spurred by Sam Underhill's big run and ending with Lawrence's second try.
In a surprising turn of events, Underhill and Earl took the lead with a second combination before Smith scored, and England began to break through the home defense at will.
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France felt a second wind here, and when the opponent's defense finally ran out of space, they broke through and entered the final quarter with a one-point lead.
Once control was regained, the 2023 World Cup hosts conjured up Fickou's third try, which came from Theo Dunn's beaten lineout.
But there was yet another development as England mounted a well-constructed attack, leading to an overlap and a simple run-in to Freeman.
However, while it looked like he had won the test, Ramos decided otherwise.
team
France: 15 Leo Barre, 14 Damien Penault, 13 Gael Ficou, 12 Nicolas Deporterre, 11 Louis Biel Bialley, 10 Thomas Ramos, 9 Nolan Le Garrec, 8 Gregory Aldritt (c), 7 Charles Ollibon, 6 François Clos, 5 Emmanuel Meffou, 4 Thibault Flamand, 3 Winy Atonio, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Cyril Bayle.
Replacement: 16 Pete Mauvaka, 17 Sebastian Taofifenua, 18 Georges-Henri Colombe, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Alexandre Rouma, 21 Paul Boudean, 22 Maxim Luk, 23 Yoram Moefana
England: 15 George Furbank, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ollie Lawrence, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Ollie Lawrence. Chetham, 5 George Martin, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Dankor, 2 Jamie George (c), 1 Ellis Genge.
Replacement: 16 Theo Dunn, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Will Stewart, 19 Ethan Roots, 20 Alex Dombrandt, 21 Danny Care, 22 Marcus Smith, 23 Manu Tuilagi
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referee: Nika Amashkeli (Georgia), Damien Schneider (Argentina)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
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