We know there is so much in us – skipper Maro Itoje hails courageous England Maro Itoje insisted England were rewarded for their courage after their Guinness Six Nations was given lift off with a stunning 26-25 victory over France at Allianz Stadium.
“We were told by (head coach) Steve Borthwick to be ambitious, to be brave, to go out and score tries,” the England captain said.
The win ended a three-Test losing streak against France and also saw England reverse a trend that had developed over the last year of being unable to close out winning positions.
And I thought that you could see the cohesion factor between him and (Northampton team-mate) Alex Mitchell,” head coach Steve Borthwick said.
Elliot Daly’s last-minute try, converted by Fin Smith, decided a breathless clash with the lead changing hands three times in a dramatic final 10 minutes.
