Ben Te’o came to England’s rescue with a try in the last ten minutes which helped secure victory Shaun Botterill/GettyEngland were forced to dig deep to break down a resolute France side as they began their defence of their RBS Six Nations crown at Twickenham. In a patchy performance, England had to wait until the last 10 minutes for the winning try after initially falling behind. Ben Te’o was the hero on his first Six Nations appearance, with the subsequent conversion securing a 19-16 win in front of 82,000 people. It marked a record 15th successive victory and proved that Eddie Jones’s team has the grit to compete with the best. France were the better team for long spells of the match but could not press home their advantage and lost ground to England as the minutes drew on, succumbing to their opponents’ superior…

Source: The Times February 05, 2017 08:00 UTC