Wow! England 14-9 France

Not the prettiest game, but England’s gutsy performance against France tonight had plenty of drama. After Josh Lewsey’s second minute try, we struggled a bit and went in 6-5 down at half time. There were a few nail-biting moments in the second half, the pick of the bunch being Joe Worsley’s last ditch tap-tackle that saved a certain try with just ten minutes to go.

Although he hadn’t had the best of games, it was that man again – Jonny Wilkinson – who made the difference in the last five minutes, firstly kicking a penalty to put England two points ahead, then kicking a lovely drop goal to put us within reach of the final. France had possession as the 80th minute ticked over and it was quite nerve-wracking watching those final couple of minutes. We held on though and will now face the winner of South Africa v Argentina in the final.

After losing 36-0 to South Africa in our opening game, most people had written us off. Australia had described us as “the worst Wrold Champions ever!”. However, after a superb win against the Aussies last week and tonight’s victory against the hosts in their own backyard, we have every chance of becoming the first team to win back-to-back World Cups. Come on England!

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