Nah, the French conceding penalties every time they were back in their own half is hardly to be applauded.
Ashton has been such a shunt. Overlap on with MANU outside him, decides to go himself into 3 defenders, loses possesion
Butler describes a player ready to to come on. Butler: "A Pyrannean mass." Moore: "...what?" Butler: "A big, blond giant of puppy dog activity" Moore: "I have no idea what you're talking about." ~ Less Lawes, less Hartley now. Good stuff.
Great defending from Tom Youngs, he is top banana. Flood less so. Charges up for the interception and only just turns around in time to avoid leaving a giant hole in the line.
So, so much better from about 50 minutes on. England and the game in general. Edit: Ashton still shunting it
Chris Robshaw is apparently "going to be one of those unsung heroes". So unsung that he's MotM and the first individual player you mention
Travesty Picamoles wasn't MOTM; chap has possibly the best game of the 6 Nations so far. Was almost literally everywhere. Losing teams just never seem to get the nod. Robshaw wasn't even England's best player, Launchbury was. Kid has such good hands for a lock; his tidying up was immense. Was a great game until Saint Andre rather obligingly took his best players off and England won at a canter.