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England 22-19 France (after extra time)
Late Cowan-Dickie try rescues hosts to level match

It required extra time and sudden death but England are the Autumn Nations Cup champions after an extraordinary finale at Twickenham. The home side missed one major opportunity to score the crucial ‘golden’ points when a penalty from Owen Farrell hit the inside of the right-hand upright but a crucial turnover by Maro Itoje gave England’s captain a second chance which he landed on the angle from the 22-metre line.
Few had given a depleted France any chance of winning but here was a contest to add an extra frisson to this week’s key Brexit negotiations. Despite the unavailability of two dozen of their leading players, Les Bleus gave an excellent account of themselves against an England team handicapped for long periods from a combination of apparent complacency and a desperately unambitious gameplan. Continue reading...