
France are celebrating retaining their Six Nations title by the thinnest of margins. Les Bleus narrowly outlasted old rivals England 48-46 in a hugely dramatic finale to a sensational 2026 competition, with Thomas Ramos stepping up to coolly slot over a last-gasp penalty with the clock in the red. That was the decisive moment after Tommy Freeman’s score in a 13-try thriller had looked to hand the championship to Ireland with just a couple of minutes to go in Paris.