Owen Farrell kicked an extra-time penalty to spare England’s blushes and win them the Nations Cup. An extraordinary afternoon at Twickenham brought the return both of fans and rugby drama for the first time this autumn.
The fortunate few saw England emerge victorious from a final for the first time since Jonny Wilkinson dropped the goal that won the World Cup in 2003.
But only after a climax draining enough for the 400 NHS staff invited to the game to think they were on a busman’s holiday. England trailed 19-12 with time all but up in a game dominated by France despite them fielding a second team with less than a tenth of their opposition's experience.
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