England Xv Beaten By France Xv With Final Kick

England XV (19) 24

Tries: Willis, Coles, Carpenter, Dombrandt Cons: Ford 2

France XV (12) 26

Tries: Barlot, Auradou, Mallez, Taofifenua Cons: Le Garrec 3

Steve Borthwick's England XV conceded 2 precocious tries arsenic they were beaten 26-24 by a France XV successful a melodramatic non-capped lucifer astatine Twickenham's Allianz Stadium.

England, who had helping Immanuel Feyi-Waboso sent disconnected successful nan first half, looked to beryllium successful power erstwhile Cameron Woki's sending disconnected was quickly followed by a effort for Harlequins skipper Alex Dombrandt.

However, France fought backmost to people from adjacent scope and group up a frantic last 5 minutes - and their unit paid disconnected erstwhile Romain Taofifenua burrowed complete to necktie nan scores pinch nan timepiece successful nan red.

Fly-half Antoine Hastoy fired complete nan conversion to snatch triumph for Fabien Galthie's broadside pinch nan past footwear of an energy-sapping lucifer played successful sweltering conditions successful London.

Feyi-Waboso, who missed nan Six Nations and a imaginable spot successful nan British and Irish Lions squad aft dislocating his enarthrosis successful December, was shown a yellowish paper successful nan 34th infinitesimal for tackling France fly-half Antoine Hastoy astir nan neck.

After a straightforward review, nan paper was upgraded to a 20-minute reddish because of nan precocious grade of threat and deficiency of mitigation.

England had fought backmost aft conceding 2 early tries to lead astatine half-time acknowledgment to tries from Tom Willis, Alex Coles and Joe Carpenter, but will rue nan measurement they fto France backmost into nan crippled successful nan closing stages.

Borthwick, who was without nan 13 players selected successful nan Lions squad - including skipper Maro Itoje - names his squad to circuit Argentina and nan United States connected Monday.

England XV: Carpenter; Roebuck, Slade, Atkinson, Feyi-Waboso; Ford (co-capt), Spencer; Baxter, George (co-capt), Heyes, Coles, Isiekwe, Hill, Pepper, Willis

Replacements: Dan, Rodd, Davison, Cunningham-South, Kenningham, Dombrandt, Quirke, Beard

Red card: Feyi-Waboso (34)

France XV: Attissogbe; Moustin, Gailleton, Fickou, Duguivalu; Hastoy, Le Garrec; Erdocio, Barlot, Slimani, Auradou, Duguid, Fishcher, Tixeront, Guillard.

Replacements: G Marchand, Mallez, Bamba, Taofifenua, Van Tonder, Woki, Jauneau, Berdeu

Red card: Cameron Woki (54)

Referee: Hollie Davidson (Sco)

Assistant referees: Eoghan Cross (Ire) and Sam Grove White (Sco)

TMO: Mike Adamson (Sco)