England bounce back against France

England forgot all their recent troubles with an amazing 34-10 trouncing of France at Twickenham.

Tries came from wing Mark Cueto, centre Riki Flutey (2), full-back Delon Armitage and flanker Joe Worsley with stand-off Toby Flood converting three and adding a penalty before going off just before the interval with the score already 29-0.

It was too late to rescue England's RBS 6 Nations championship bid, but it means the French, whose second-half tries came from hooker Dimitri Szarzewski and wing Julien Malzieu, are now out of the running as well.

The title instead goes to a straight head-to-head between defending champions Wales and Grand Slam-chasing Ireland in Cardiff next Saturday.

England, who avoided a single sin-binning after 10 yellow cards in their previous four games, end their campaign at home to Scotland on the same day, while France, a shadow of the side which beat Wales two weekends ago and now defeated three times in a row by England, visit Italy.

England defended with courage, defiance and brains and they attacked with vision and confidence. In a throwback to the days when Martin Johnson was captain, England are now the leading try-scorers in the competition with 13.

"When we do what we did today we look like a good team," said Johnson. "That was great.

"I don't think our intensity level was higher. Our precision level was better - guys saw opportunities and took them.

"I am very happy for the guys and there's a good feeling of satisfaction in the changing room."