Nine years later, the England team has been placed in the best position possible to re-enter a title the Six Nations since its 17-9 victory over France at Twickenham not only leaves you with all the pronouncements to resolve the title, but also remains the only team with options to win the Grand Slam this year. An honor that 'XV del Gallo' can not repeat this year for the second consecutive time.
And we know that the English, if they can not hold the title in style, ie, winning every game of an issue, the final victory in the tournament they know little. The Calcutta Cup in two weeks in London and the first visit to the Stadium in Dublin Aviva on 19 March are the last hurdles remain for the British to put a fitting end the tournament. 'The Crunch', as is known this confrontation between the two 'big' of European rugby, they accumulate fifteen of the last twenty possible titles, "began with the two teams laden with caution, leaving the other to take the initiative and Above all, keeping the tactical rigor. Of course, France, only holding up in this first time, after which it was 9-9 after an exchange of blows between Toby Flood penalty and Dimitri Yachvili, who missed a fourth attempt at the last moment to be gone with the first benefit gala at the break. 
The Gauls, with many errors at hand, they were also quite lacking in speed and good combinations in the open trying to find holes in the back English. But England, whose coach Martin Johnson has long found a constant offensive game by game will improve, as seen in the second half, did wonders with the oval, but had enough strength, quality and craftsmanship to crush its 'eternal' rival.Sin But the 'XV of the Rose' came out of locker room with other vigor, determined to take the match ahead with an offensive game that is already becoming a constant in their meetings. Well and three minutes after the restart, defender Ben Foden took a couple of errors in tackles on the French side and won the test which eventually would final penalty stroke next to Jonny Wilkinson won by just jumping onto the field in 53 minutes ... three points also flavored record for the 'Golden Boy' inglés.Y is that Wilko, who hit just sticks jump into the field without first touching the ball, replaced his 'disciple' Flood, injured in a tackle before, and not only provided the three points away to France for the comeback to become more of a test, it also supplied the 'occupation' necessary to tune the game, hide the ball and did not handle the game at will. And that France threw the rest in the fourth quarter of an hour, but the defense of 'XV de la Rosa' endured the result to the end to get third straight win in the tournament, the tenth on the Gauls in their last twelve visits to Twickenham and take a giant step to win a trophy that does not raise since 2003 and facing a more than possible cross-quarter in the New Zealand World otoño.La another note next highlight of the meeting put it, how no, Wilkinson, whose penalty stroke not only closed the scoring, it becomes the player who points has been achieved in international matches, leaving the record in 1190, two more than he had since last November, the 'All Blacks' Dan Carter after the 'test match' between New Zealand and Country of Gales.A 31 years old, Wilko has played a total of 89 international meetings, including 6 with the British & Irish Lions, and came to this meeting with 1,187 points, of which, 1,120 got them defending Rosa jersey (with 6 trials, 152 conversions, 229 penalty strokes and 33 drops, the "specialty of the house ') and 67 with the Lions (1 trial, 9 and 16 strokes transformations). Got them their first points in this same stage on February 20, 1999 at its fourth 'cap' with England against Scotland. 
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