England XV vs France XV live: Result and reaction as
Tyler Duguid: France’
revealed a lot of resilience’Canadian- born Tyler Duguid pulled on the french jersey for the very first time today and has actually had his say about the significant victory.
“I make certain we’re extremely pleased. We showed a lot of resilience in that game,” stated Duguid.
“We were down for a bit and with that card it was hard but we came back, we revealed intensity together and resilience in the extremely last two, 3 minutes.
“With simply that one week of preparation, we actually put it together well, we really made up for not playing together long with a lot of intensity, a lot of team effort.
“It’s my first game at this level and its exceptionally quickly, it’s new however I want to get a little bit more used to it. It’s a great start.”
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Getty Images) Luke Baker21 June 2025 18:15 More from Jamie George
Here’s more from co-captain George.On the conditions, he stated: “It was hot, it was extremely hot. We were extremely well looked after by our backroom staff however yeah, we needed to dig in at stages, there was a couple of long stages that were effort.
“We remain in a great location. We wished to win today, we constantly wish to win when we placed on an England t-shirt, so we’re dissatisfied with that, but it was an excellent start.
“We haven’t been here a huge amount of time, I only was available in on Wednesday, so we have actually got a great deal of growth. We saw how excellent Argentina were last night however I think there’s a lot to be excited about.”
Luke Baker21 June 2025 18:02
Jamie George reviews England defeat
Speaking after the game, England co-captain Jamie George said: “I simply said to the group then, I was truly pleased with a great deal of what we did. I believe it showed we’ve got a lot of prospective, I think it revealed the distinction of when we’re ideal on it and when we’re not.
“We allowed France back into the game and we have actually got a lot to fix up with our maul.
“That’s the bare minimum of what this group should be about – character, battle, spirit. Actually pleased with that.
“Truly delighted with a few of the huge performances, younger players stepping up. Guy Pepper, I thought was exceptional today. Actually amazing that those guys are going to now kick on and have a huge effect in Argentina too.”
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Getty Images)Luke Baker21 June 2025 17:55 SEE: England score 4 shots but lose to France
Here were England’s four attempts today, which showed to be not enough to overcome France
Luke Baker21 June 2025 17:42
A rollercoaster for England
Well, that was something of a rollercoaster for both teams.
France went 12-0 up early on as England started gradually but the hosts countered with 24 unanswered points regardless of Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s 20-minute red card.France then received a 20-minute red of their own for Cameron Woki yet nabbed two late shots to turn things around in significant style.(Bradley Collyer/PA Wire)Luke Baker21 June 2025 17:28 England XV 24-26 France XV A frustrating result for England to lose it at the death when they had the lead so late on.Plenty of
good stuff from England’s fringe players and some will have absolutely made a put on the
airplane to the Americas this summer season. However the method they lost it will sting (Action Images through Reuters)Luke Baker21 June 2025 17:24 FULL-TIME! England XV 24-26 France XV Amazing, extraordinary things. France snatch triumph at the death. Theytracked by 12 points into the final 5 minutes however 2 late tries won it for them. ( Action Images via Reuters)Luke Baker21 June 2025 17:15 SHOT! England XV 24-26 France XV(Romain Taofifenua, 80 minutes)France drive for the line AND THEY’VE SCORED! Heaven wave gets over. Try awarded!The giantframe of Romain Taofifenua overcomes the line and it’s a conversion bang in front.Antoine Hastoy
nails the kick and France have taken victory! Wow. What a comeback.Luke Baker21 June 2025 17:11 England XV 24-19 France XV, 80 mins HEAVE comes the cry. Maul collapsed unlawfully by England. Penalty coming for France.They attack from 5 metres without effect. Jauneau and Van Tonder
both have a dart.Luke Baker21 June 2025 17:11 England XV 24-19 France XV, 80 mins Every French bring acquiring a couple of metres now however they eventually grind to a stop and come back for the penalty after Atkinson was pinged for a no-arms tackle.Kick to the corner, lineout five metres out … Luke Baker21 June 2025 17:10