England XV 24-26 France XV

England XV v France XV Match Reports

France snatched a narrow 26-24 victory over England in the non-cap fixture at Twickenham ahead of the summer tours. France had raced into an early 12-0 lead with tries from Gaetan Barlot and Hugo Auradou. But England recovered to be leading 19-12 at half-time thanks to tries from Tom Willis, Alex Coles and Joe Carpenter. This despite having Immanuel Feyi-Waboso sent off for a reckless tackle in the 34th minute. The visitors were also reduced to 14-men in the 57th minute when Cameron Woki was sent off for a dangerous clear-out. Alex Dombrandt got England's fourth try on the hour mark to further extend the home side's lead. But with five minutes remaining, France closed the gap to just 5-points when Paul Mallez was driven over the line and Antoine Hastoy converted. Romain Taofifenua then scored a late try to bring France level before Hastoy converted for the victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:

• Autumn Internationals: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso sees red as inexperienced England lose to France
• BBC: England XV beaten by France XV with final kick
• Guardian: Feyi-Waboso sees red before France XV stun England XV at the last
• Independent: England begin summer fixtures with defeat against rivals France
• England Rugby: England XV narrowly beaten by France XV at Allianz Stadium