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England remain on course for a Six Nations Grand Slam after out-muscling France 17-9 in a bruising encounter at Twickenham on Saturday.
A second-half try from fullback Ben Foden proved to be the crucial score after a tense kicking duel between fly-half Toby Flood and France scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili had seen the sides enter the break locked at 9-9. But Foden's score and a record-breaking penalty from replacement No.10 Jonny Wilkinson - who reclaimed the all-time Test points record from Dan Carter - eventually carried the home side to a deserved victory.
It was England's rock solid defence - spearheaded by captain Mike Tindall and Man of the Match Tom Palmer - that laid the foundation for the win, which left Martin Johnson's side two victories away from their first Grand Slam since 2003 and ended France's hopes of back-to-back Championship clean sweeps.
Read more: http://www.espnscrum.com/sixnations2011/rugby/story/135317.html
A second-half try from fullback Ben Foden proved to be the crucial score after a tense kicking duel between fly-half Toby Flood and France scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili had seen the sides enter the break locked at 9-9. But Foden's score and a record-breaking penalty from replacement No.10 Jonny Wilkinson - who reclaimed the all-time Test points record from Dan Carter - eventually carried the home side to a deserved victory.
It was England's rock solid defence - spearheaded by captain Mike Tindall and Man of the Match Tom Palmer - that laid the foundation for the win, which left Martin Johnson's side two victories away from their first Grand Slam since 2003 and ended France's hopes of back-to-back Championship clean sweeps.
Read more: http://www.espnscrum.com/sixnations2011/rugby/story/135317.html
