Match report, reaction and analysis
Updated
Ellis Genge is reflecting on a tough first day as captain.
“We were well beaten by [looks at scoreboard and calculates] 43 points; when you play like that against a team so well coached and with ability like that, that’s going to happen. We were 20% not right and that’s all it takes, too many mistakes and I’m not going to hide away from it, we were well beaten today. France are brilliant, there’s a reason they are number two in the world. We need to be a lot better in the contact area, and as forwards we have to own that.”
