Mar 15, 2026
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France won the Six Nations with a last-gasp penalty from Tomas Ramos
Well, it was quite a ride.See you all next year.
France 48-46 England: Six Nations 2026 Rugby - how it happened
France entered the Six Nations with Tomas Ramos' penalty
March 14, 2026 6:36 PM EDT
Posted on March 14, 2026 at3:13 PM EDT - IT'S OVER!FRANCE KILLED IT WITH A RAMOS PENALTY!
- SULAYI!France 45 - 46 England (Tommy Freeman)
- Yellow card!Demba Bamba (France)
- TRY!France 45-39 England (Louis Bilel-Biarry)
- Try it!France 38-39 England (Marcus Smith)
-EVIDENCE!France 38:32 England (Ollie Chessum)
- Effort!France 38-27 England (Theo Artisogbe)
- Yes!France 31 - 27 England (Louis Biele-Bierre)
- Second half!
- Half time!
- YELLOW CARD! Ellis Genge (England)
- Penalty request!France 24-27 England
- Penalty!France 17 - 27 England (Finn Smith)
- try!France 17 - 24 England (Alex Coles)
- try!France 17 - 17 England (Ollie Chessum)
- Penalty!France 17-10 England (Thomas Ramos)
- Try it!France 14:10 England (Caden Murley)
- TRY IT!France 14:5 England (Louis Bielle-Biarrey)
- SUNDAY!Fabkis 7 - 5 England (Tom Roebuck)
- Try it!France 7:0 England (Louis Beale-Barry)
- Starting!
Sat Mar 14 2026 6:36 PM EDT
First published on Saturday, March 14, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT - SOLD OUT!FRANCE WIN TO THE DEATH WITH KARIA RAMOS!
- Try it!France 45-46 England (Tommy Freeman)
- Yellow card!Demba Bamba (France)
- PROVA! France 45 - 39 England (Louis Bielle-Biarrey)
- Look!France 38 - 39 England (Marcus Smith)
- COURT!France 38:32 England (Ollie Chessum)
- TO TRY!France 38-27 England (Theo Attissogbe)
- Try it!France 31 - 27 England (Louis Bale-Biary)
- The second half!
- HALF TIME!
- KATA LAVA!Ellis Genge (Egelani)
- NEW!France 24 - 27 England
- Penalty!France 17 - 27 England (Finn Smith)
- PREDICTION!France 17 - 24 England (Alex Coles)
- Try it!France 17 - 17 England (Ollie Chessom)
- PENALTY!France 17 - 10 England (Thomas Ramos)
- Try it!France 14 - 10 England (Cadden Murley)
- TRY THIS!France 14-5 England (Louis Bielle-Biarrey)
- Test!Francia 7-5 England (Tom Roebuck)
-TRY France 7:0 England (Louis Biel-Biarey)
- Son!
We offer the full coverage of the match
"It was a tough couple of games and we're disappointed to lose this one. I have no doubt this team is making progress and we'll learn from it and move forward. We knew we had to do a better job of converting territory into points and we did that. We had to attack the game and we'll get better."
French players began to gather in the victory area, some waiting with the captain's trophy to start the pogo tent.
Steve Borthwick offers an opinion
"Congratulations to France, a great game, they're good opponents. Two good sides went straight and it was a great game of rugby. [This game was played the way it was] we need time to get everything right, from the training conditions and the team relationship. The yellow cards hurt us in this match; I think tonight was more of a debate than the first game, like Arundell got.
"[In the future] I'm clear about where the team is going. I'm disappointed with the performance, but we'll keep going."
For all the Ireland fans out there, what a trip in the last quarter.I think it's an emotional day.
The end of a spectacular, unique, barely believable tournament.
England did more than anyone expected tonight, but France showed how powerful their attack was and that was enough to secure them a second successive win in the Six Nations.
GO!FRANCE WINS WITH THE RAMOS PENALTY FOR DEATH!
80+2 minutes.France are Six Nations champions in the most impressive way possible!
80 minutes.There is a big fight in England's midfield!France has no advantage and so Ramos will try to win the game with absolute death from about 40 meters!
Itoje wasn't happy with the position the referee had placed the ball in, but it happened anyway...
79 minutes.England somehow get the ball back but Pollock spills it forward.The ball goes back to the French right in the English half.
78 min Jalibert breaks and runs 20 yards before finding Dupont but England pull him down and reset their defense on the 22.
try!France 45 - 46 England (Tommy Freeman)
77 minutes.The shot goes deep for Cunigham-South to retrieve it and get England's attack moving again.They are soon back in the 22, forcing France to desperately scramble and lose shape, while Freeman takes advantage to score under the posts.
If you turn M Smith.
France have a new defensive set-up as England find themselves on the field after 75 minutes without conceding a penalty.Several short carries pull the blue defense and Roebuck ignores him as he screams wide.
The force is out, but there are enough French defenders to keep the ball!France will clear their lines by dismissal
Demba Bamba (France)
73 min The ball goes to the corner again for a catch and drive, which almost immediately results in another penalty against France.It was Bamba, and he went down.
72 minutes.England have a lineout at the French 22, which is taken forward to form a maul.Soon France commits a foul and the ref calls Depont to warn him that the next penalty is a card.
68 minutes Dupont has clearly decided that now is the time to prevail, first with that try kick and here with a dogged recovery of possession at his own 22. Then he gets up and kicks with an incredible touchfinder from forty yards.
He looks cute.
TRY IT!France 45 - 39 England (Louis Baille-Biare)
65 mins Ramos misses a grubber from Finn Smith and has the chance to counter-attack from the left.Two steps later, Dupont finds a hectare of space in behind and beats everyone by firing the ball past Bélé-Briare with his left foot.He taps it forward with his foot, driving a sliding tackle from Van Portliet to score.doing
64 min The intensity shows no signs of abating, with each combination threatening to produce a similar effect as the body's strength.
62 mins Marcus Smith comes on after England get a free kick in attack.The equipment changed several times; Freeman was caught running over Ramos while Ramos was down.A sign of pushing and the referee reprimanded both captains.About 12% appear to be armed.
60 minutes.England's clash is taking a while to finish around the halfway point.Enjoy the break, I say.
Try it!France 38 - 39 England (Marcus Smith)
57 min.The episodes will tell as M Smith, playing for Daly, calls the ball and has enough flexibility and power to cross the line.
Change efforts.
ChampionshipWatch.Ireland currently won all
56 min England get some of the ball and it's clear that Francine's pattern won't defend well as the visitors move into the 22.There was little better form from the home side on the five-metre line, however, as England slowed to 12 steps.
52 minutes.Checking the status of the champion.If this continues, France will win everything.
Watch!France 38 - 32 England (Olly Sesame)
50 mins France are back in a good position in England's half and Jalibert keeps the pass going long enough for Chess to get an interception.The big man runs off the line, jumps and runs 60 meters to score.It is an amazing sight.
TRY IT!France 38 - 27 England (Theo Attissogbe)
48 minutes.Jalibert broke off the line in the 22nd minute and passed it to Ollivon, who somehow caught it with one hand with his boot while making a tackle.Incredible.Gillard's ball turns England offside and, as the referee bursts in, Dupont beats him, throws him away and clears the pass for his winger to come in.
Ramos added additional features.
45 mins France get a similar shape, pattern and penetration on their next possession.However, he loses some accuracy in the 22nd minute, isolating Gillard enough for Itoja to beat him and win the penalty.It's an essential tackle, but France distorts it a bit.
TEST!France 31-27 Anglia (Louis Bielle-Bierre)
42 min This is a brilliant effort.France move the ball at pace, both short and long passes, and finally their big units are moving.They work the full 60 metres, exchanging all the pop passes and offloads before unleashing a fizzing pass for the winger to sink into the corner.
Adding to his incredible record, this was his maiden Test hat-trick.
Ramos criticizes the amazing transformation from Tape Line
The circus started again.
"Imagine South Africa at the end of this half. 10 up, 90 seconds left," sighed an exhausted Tim Atkin."England kick the ball. Penalty awarded. Then yellow. Then penalty. Fantastic game management. Genge gave the French 14 points."
Imagine the second half being 3-0 or something like that.With this, the play, which flirted with high farce, would be fired on top of the cylinder.
"Strange things happen when you're not under pressure, Lee."and Guy Hornsby."The fact that England are a different team causes France to have a lot of problems on the park. But again we were very poor and cannot maintain our discipline. We have an incredible ability to punch ourselves in the face."
PEEEEP!That concludes half of the rugby union football episode.Everyone takes a minute.
Yellow card!Ellis Gang (UK)
And as a result, Genge received his marching orders.
