Photo: ReutersWinger Jonny May scored a hat-trick in the first 30 minutes as a scintillating England ripped through a sorry France for a 44-8 victory at Twickenham on Sunday to put them top of the Six Nations table after two rounds. The irrepressible May bagged the first three and Henry Slade the fourth as England forged a remarkable 30-8 halftime lead. France, who beat England in Paris a year ago, have now lost 15 of their last 19 games and have managed only two championship victories at Twickenham in 30 years. For the fifth game in a row, England had a try within the first three minutes. England then showed terrific focus to defend their line and keep their shape amid the usual influx of replacements as France drifted to yet another defeat.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 10, 2019 23:15 UTC