France
Hugo Bonneval 5 Couldn’t repeat his thrilling form against Italy after departing for a head injury assessment. He didn’t return after the break.
Benjamin Fall 6 Denied a try by Anthony Watson’s high tackle but the resulting penalty try turned the game France’s way just after the break.
Mathieu Bastareaud 7 The biggest back in the tournament. It often took two or three English defenders to stop him. The centre was always a danger.
Geoffrey Doumayrou 6 He is largely unheralded outside La Rochelle but is proving a good foil to Bastareaud and made some good half-breaks.
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Rémy Grosso 6 The Clermont man always looked a menace when he cut inside from the left wing and cut out the threat of Jonny May.
François Trinh-Duc 5 Return of the Toulon No 10 was a qualified success. His kicking was inconsistent but quick thinking led to France’s penalty try.
Maxime Machenaud 8 The Racing scrum-half was identified by Eddie Jones as France’s danger man and so it proved. One thumping tackle on May.
Jefferson Poirot 6 Solved the problem of scrummaging against the powerful Dan Cole. Not the biggest loose-head but made a major impression.
Guilhem Guirado (capt) 7 An important figure in the set piece and loose; led by example with another wholehearted display of heavy industry.
Rabah Slimani 6 France’s most powerful scrummager made some important tackles and was a key figure in a dominant forward display.
Paul Gabrillagues 6 The Stade lock, on only his second Six Nations start, made another big impact and was strong in the set pieces.
Sébastien Vahaamahina 6 The giant second-row struggled at the lineout against Itoje but made some big carries and crunching tackles after the break.
Wenceslas Lauret 6 The Racing man has had a strong tournament and was another key figure at the breakdown. He made some decent line-breaks.
Yacouba Camara 6 He made some rampaging runs in the first half and gave the English back row an uncomfortable evening.
Marco Tauleigne 6 France’s key ball-carrier against Italy was prominent again and was important at the breakdown where France were impressive.
REPLACEMENTS
Adrien Pélissié (for Guirado 65) 6; Dany Priso (for Poirot 65) 6; Cedate Gomes Sa (for Slimani 58) 6; Bernard Le Roux (for Vahaamahina 65) 6; Kélian Galletier (for Lauret 65) 6; Baptiste Couilloud (for Machenaud 71) 6; Lionel Beauxis (for Trinh-Duc 71) 6; Gaël Fickou (for Bonneval ht) 7
England
Anthony Watson 6 Part of England’s quickest back three he offered more attacking threat than Mike Brown. Unlucky to concede penalty try.
Jonny May 6 His late try was a consolation but he made some dangerous runs and was England’s most threatening back.
Ben Te’o 6 Picked to counter the pace of Bastareaud and offered some direct running of his own. Justified his selection.
Owen Farrell (capt) 7 England’s new captain has had another excellent tournament. He kicked astutely and landed penalties when they mattered.
Elliot Daly 6 Announced his comeback with a mammoth penalty and played a key role in May’s try. Looked short of match practice.
George Ford 5 Out-of-sorts at Murrayfield and again didn’t control the game. Substituted and his place is under threat next weekend.
Danny Care 5 France’s back-row control at the breakdown made the evening difficult and he is not making those trademark sniping runs.
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Mako Vunipola 7 He may not have relished meeting Clermont’s Slimani again but he coped well in the scrums alongside fellow Saracen George.
Jamie George 6 Dylan Hartley’s injury gave him a starting opportunity but he did not have things his own way. Forceful in the loose.
Dan Cole 5 Made some big carries in the second half and was strong in the scrums but Kyle Sinckler gives them more energy in the loose.
Joe Launchbury 6 England’s most consistent forward in the tournament was playing well until surprisingly substituted in the second half.
Maro Itoje 7 By his standards the lock has had an average Six Nations but put pressure on the French lineout in his best display this year.
Courtney Lawes 7 Important figure in lineouts and after Hughes left he was England’s best ball-carrier before going to the second row.
Chris Robshaw 5 Needed to master Camara at the breakdown but couldn’t manage it. He worked industriously and made some telling tackles.
Nathan Hughes 6 He had been impressive on his return from injury and made some good carries before limping off with an injured left leg.
REPLACEMENTS
Luke Cowan-Dickie (for George 63) 6; Joe Marler (for Vunipola 63) 6; Kyle Sinckler (for Cole 58) 7; James Haskell (for Launchbury 53) 6; Sam Simmonds (for Hughes 23) Added extra pace to the back row 6; Richard Wigglesworth (for Care 66) 6; Jonathan Joseph (for Ford 59) 6; Mike Brown (for Watson 66) 6