A 10-try rout at the Principality Stadium was the spectacular culmination to the progress England made throughout the tournament.

France did not quite hit the heights of their Dublin demolition last weekend, but Les Bleus did enough on a nervy night in Paris to clinch a second Six Nations title in four years – and kill off England’s faint hopes of a trophy-lift in Cardiff.

France wrapped up the Six Nations title in style after beating Scotland 35-16 in Paris on Saturday night.The hosts knew nothing but victory would do after England had given themselves hope of an unlikely championship win by hammering Wales in Cardiff earlier in the day.