Eight-try England beat France in mid-season Test

Mid-season international

France (8) 8

Try: Yaha; Goals: Mourgue 2

England (18) 40

Tries: Welsby 2, Handley 2, Johnstone 2, Nicholson, Williams; Goals: Smith 4

England recovered from conceding an early effort to people 8 times successful a 40-8 triumph complete France successful Toulouse.

The visitors, led by adjunct coach Andy Last pinch caput coach Shaun Wane recovering from an ankle operation, fell down wrong 3 minutes erstwhile Fouad Yaha grounded a grubber footwear to people successful nan corner.

But England recovered their hit midway done nan first half and scored 4 tries successful 11 minutes to found a lead that they did not relinquish.

Leeds winger Ash Handley, St Helens full-back Jack Welsby and Catalans' Tom Johnstone each scored twice, while Warrington duo Matty Nicholson and skipper George Williams besides crossed.

Earlier, England's women hit their French counterparts 42-0 successful nan first crippled of a Test double-header betwixt nan 2 nations astatine Stade Ernest-Wallon.

More to follow.

France: Mourgue; Yaha, Laguerre, Griffier, Miloudi; Rouge, Fages; Navarrete, Da Costa, Bousquet, Goudemand, Seguier, Garcia

Interchanges: Tison, Chan, Sangare, Maria

England: Welsby; Johnstone, Newman, Wood, Handley; Williams, Smith; Lees, O'Neill, Thompson, Currie, Nicholson, Minchella

Interchanges: Lewis, Harrison, Dupree, Wilson

Referee: Tom Grant