Overview
- Thomas Ramos slotted a 43-metre penalty after the final hooter to clinch the title in Paris.
- Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored four tries in the match and finished with nine for the tournament, extending his international tally to 29 in 27 Tests.
- Fabien Galthié lauded the 22-year-old as a “lethal weapon” and credited seven seasons of development for France’s third championship in five years.
- France conceded 96 points and 14 tries across their last two games, with Ramos warning that such leakage will undermine major-tournament ambitions.
- England crossed for seven tries but fell to a fourth straight defeat, as Steve Borthwick lamented nine cards over the campaign and Ellis Genge’s sin-bin proved costly.