Try deluge not enough for England

England scored seven tries in beating France 55-35 in a phenomenal contest at Twickenham, but fell agonisingly short of winning the Six Nations as Ireland retained their title.



Stuart Lancaster's fourth Six Nations as head coach finished with England second for a fourth time after the hosts fell six short in their bid to overturn a pre-match 26-point deficit to Ireland.



Sensational displays from half-backs Ben Youngs and George Ford - with two tries and 25 points, respectively - plus tries from Jack Nowell (two), Anthony Watson and Billy Vunipola earned England a record win over Les Blu…