England edge France in tight Six Nations battle at Twickenham
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England and France scored a try a piece but a late try edged the hosts ahead for a 19-16 Six Nations opening weekend victory at Twickenham on Saturday. French prop Rabah Slimani went over for the visitors, while a late try by Ben Te'o set up an England win.
The win was Eddie Jones' 15th in a row with England, surpassing Sir Clive Woodward's record of 14 straight victories, however he called it an ugly win.
"That's what Test match rugby is about. It's about getting your nose over the line and sometimes you've got to win ugly, and we did today," Jones said.
"I felt some players were still in th…





