The Six Nations title may have slipped out of their grasp but England simply could not have done any more. In the week we wondered how Steve Borthwick’s side would handle the pressure of a Cardiff cauldron, whether they were capable of seizing the moment with a title potentially in reach.
Those questions were answered most definitively by one of England’s best performances in years. The champagne may be on ice for another year at least, a nibbling of nails all for nought with Scotland failing to do the Auld Enemy a favour against France. A fierce, fabulous final win in Paris felt fitting for Les Bleus, the best side in the competition and deserved winners.
