England Shattered As Grand Slam Hopes End With Thumping Defeat

Title hopefuls France power to record win over England at Twickenham

England shattered as Grand Slam hopes end with thumping defeat

Les Bleus produce ruthless display to inflict heaviest loss on old rivals since 1911

France produced a ruthless display to inflict a record 53-10 defeat on England at Twickenham, shattering their Grand Slam hopes and leaving their title defence in tatters.

Les Bleus ran in seven tries as England were torn apart, suffering their biggest-ever margin of defeat at the hands of their old rivals.

The victory was France's 10th in a row and kept them on course for a first Grand Slam since 2010.

For England, it was a humiliating defeat that ended their hopes of a third Six Nations title in four years.

The match was effectively over as a contest by half-time, with France leading 29-10.

They added four more tries in the second half to inflict England's heaviest defeat since a 38-11 loss to South Africa in 2018.

France's victory was built on a dominant forward display, with their pack overpowering England in the scrum and lineout.

They also showed their attacking prowess, with Damian Penaud scoring a hat-trick of tries and Romain Ntamack adding two more.

England were simply outclassed, with their defence unable to cope with the pace and power of the French attack.

The defeat leaves England with just one win from their four matches in the Six Nations so far.

They will now need to beat Italy in their final match to avoid finishing bottom of the table.