SO England top the Pool and escape an attritional game and potential injuries by avoiding France, who can rest up ahead of their quarter-final with Wales and not have to lick their wounds from a Red Rose bashing.
It gives Les Bleus a much better chance of beating Warren Gatland’s boys who have had to slog through their Pool and already picked up injuries.
France have had to dig deep to beat Argentina and Tonga but England will be undercooked before facing Australia. I am surprised they could not rearrange to other venues, even if it meant playing behind closed doors. There should have...