Real shame re Furbank. Not sure I love Smith at fullback against this back 3.

Hell of a game this. 

Good game.

Smith isn't up to it at international level

Itoje infuriating as per

Penaud is just silly and that true. Definition of french rugby

French performance reminds me of their quarter v SA. Just got to hang in there, which we have by and large, then execute. Pundits calling this awfully.

Huge try before half time. Hope we can stay close and they tire. We have been broadly quite poor though

Not many teams surviving that type of onslaught from France, and fair fooks re ludicrous turnover try.

Lineout needs to firm up pronto tbf, think I’d avoid kicking to touch for a while, run these big lads down.

Fingers crossed. 

Uh that was forward surely? Who cares. Here we go.

BEN EARL YOU COMPLETE ME

Machine

Get in!

Sir, that’s two clear holding pens before you ping us. Behave.

France doing a Scotland here. Got to stop turning it over.

Angus Gardner really hates the Poms eh. Never a deliberate knock on in a million years.

Also Rog, Smith is international class chief.

Not that I’m ever happy to lose, but I’m ok with that. Great game, not sure deserved to lose but punished for mistakes. If that’s how we’re going to play this team will get much better.

That would have sucked if Ireland had lost eh? FFS 

The france try from the overlong england line out throw gave it away

Harsh on Italy tbh, table wise

He really isn't

Shat it hard today

Has never played well for England 

Excited about this team for first time is 5 years. Absolutely love the wingers.

Tike for care, cole, marler, Manu, Daley to go/be told to go

Scored, assisted, looked threatening, didn’t get run over despite size? Instrumental in England actually attempting to play rugby. We watching different games? 

Agree re above ‘to be retired’ list, save that not sure who replaces Marler.

Ford bossed the playing rugby not Marcus 

Came on gave away pen, compounded with a piss poor missed tackle. Shit under that chase kick and gave pen. Good pass at end 

Solid 6 out of 10

What I don’t really understand is how the first two games happened, style wise. We didn’t even attempt to play, then suddenly decided to. Curious.

Had to...

Ford is so criminally under rated

Delighted to have said for literally years that Ford is our best 10 by a mile. You get the best out of him by not having Farrell (who should never be allowed in camp again) screaming bullshit outside him.

Farrel has definitely been a big reason behind England being so poor imo

Said today, England don't win last week with Farrell playing. Ford is so much beter

Great match, could have gone either way.

Lots of positives.

But  surely this has to mark the end of Fatty Daly’s England career. As predicted, he was utterly anonymous  in attack today, a waste of a shirt, and we were in essence playing with 14.

And yes, this season also marks the end of Farrell. Thank god.

I do not rate Daley but thought he played ok

Daley is epitomised by his completely pointless knock on in the first five mins whilst chasing a turnover.  Muppet

For my two pence worth having just finished watching the game.....Smith was better than 6/10.  8 may be too much so I'd go for 7.5.

I hope Eddie Jones feels like a prize nob having overlooked Ben Earl for so long

Poor for 2 tries and a silly penalty.

6 is about right, possibly 7

He's just not top level

Good game of rugby but that final penalty was too big a call for the last minutes of the game. It was marginal at best.

Rugby or at least 6 nations has a real issue with TMO and referees I think