the Red Roses long unbeaten run extended again, but one might have expected a more reflective, ruminative head coach after seeing England so nearly contrive to throw victory against France away.

England hold off a late France fightback to secure a fourth consecutive Women's Six Nations Grand Slam and a seventh straight title.

The Red Roses will go in as strong favourites having won all 25 matches since losing the last final to New Zealand in 2022. France pushed England hard in the recent Six Nations, with England ...

The Red Roses sealed the 2025 Guinness Women's Six Nations title with a thrilling 43-42 victory over France at Allianz Stadium. Tries from Abby Dow (2), Emma Sing (2), Lark Atkin-Davies, Claudia ...

The Red Roses raced to a 31-7 lead inside half an hour with Emma Sing crossing twice, but their early conviction vanished as France woke up to the opportunity before them in this Grand Slam decider.

“I think that word opportunity is pivotal,” hooker Lark Atkin-Davies tells The Independent. “We’ve got a massive opportunity to go and put in the performance we want in front of a home crowd, and ...

France should certainly present a stiffer challenge ... perhaps due to the perceived lack of jeopardy surrounding the Red Roses, this Saturday's attendance is expected to be around 40,000.

I think today as Red Roses we let our standard down in the area ... England will tangle again with France in Mont-de-Marsan pre-World Cup and also face Spain in another warm-up fixture – but ...