From the depths of despair, England finally made a stand
A fourth try by Bielle-Biarrey – from a kick by Dupont when England thought they had been playing a penalty advantage – swung the momentum again, but there was time for England to make one final assault in the most remarkable fashion, starting with a scrum penalty and then two more penalties coming from line-out mauls, with replacement prop Demba Bamba being sent to the sin-bin. Luke Cowan-Dickie was held up over the line but then another unrelenting attack culminated in a try by Freeman under the posts. Smith’s conversion put England in front and looked to have handed the title to Ireland before Ramos’s kick sealed the most remarkable finish to the most remarkable Six Nations campaign. Match details Scoring sequence: 5-0 Bielle-Biarrey try, 7-0 Ramos con, 7-5 Roebuck try, 12-5 Bielle-Biarrey try, 14-5 Ramos con, 14-10 Murley try, 17-10 Ramos pen, 17-15 Chessum try, 17-17 F Smith con, 17-22 Coles try, 17-24 F Smith con, 17-27 F Smith pen, 24-27 penalty try, 29-27 Bielle-Biarrey try, 31-27 Ramos con, 36-27 Attissogbe try, 38-27 Ramos …
