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Late Ramos kick secures thrilling win for France

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Thomas Ramos landed a last-minute penalty to give France a 33-31 victory over England in the final match of the Six Nations on Saturday and secure a second-place finish behind IrelandSteve Borthwick's men have trailed at half-time of every match of the Championship and once more they faced an uphill battle, this time in the form of 16-6 deficit that included a try of the tournament contender for scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec. FULL MATCH DETAILS But they turned the contest on its head by amassing 21 unanswered points through two Ollie Lawrence tries and a Marcus Smith touch down as their attack ran amok through the France midfield.France regrouped to cross through Leo Barre and Gael Fickou but England were not done yet as Tommy Freeman stormed over in the right corner with five minutes remaining.They appeared to have secured their fourth win of the Six Nations having staged multiple fightbacks but when they infringed just outside their half with seconds left, Ramos kept his nerve to hit the target.Full-time: France 33-31 England A last-minute Thomas Ramos penalty sees France conclude their Six Nations campaign with a win Watch live on @rte2 and @rteplayerhttps://t.co/XnOP6grnB7 pic.twitter.com/mBHV1F3cz2Manu Tuilagi came on for what is likely to be his final England appearance and he could not have asked for a more dramatic send-off.Ireland may already have clinched the title by toppling Scotland but if evidence was needed that this match still mattered it came when Ramos kicked off before the countdown had even begun.Once the false start had been dealt with, England were greeted with waves of attacks and a challenging opening was compounded when George Furbank departed with a calf injury and was replaced by Smith.George

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