Richards keeps England on course

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■By BEN JAYCOCK

France ................20pts
Tries: Montgaillard 33, Penalty 63
Conversions: Auriac 34
Penalties: Auriac 29, 50

England ............29pts
Tries: Richards 19, 24, Oresanya 44, Walsh 71
Conversions: Smith 20, 44, Walsh 72
Penalties: Smith 53
Ewan Richards scored a brace as England edged out France in a classic in Verona despite being reduced to 12 men in the closing stages.
It’s not often you see a try-scoring masterclass from a second row but Bath’s Richards showed all the instincts of a born finisher when he notched two crucial first-half scores.
Richards said: “You don’...

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