England vs France rugby LIVE: Result and reaction as England win Women’s Six Nations grand slam decider

10 mins: Jessy Tremouliere knocks on trying to squeeze through a gap on the left side of England’s line. The first scrum of the match is set up inside England’s 22 and this will be a marker to see how well Hannah Botterman will hold up after her injury.

Lucy Packer loads and collects the ball but the intensity of France means England drill the ball down field.

7 mins: Another penalty sees France gain a brilliant field position just in front of the England try line. A decent maul from the French gets them in front of the sticks but a turnover in possession relieves the pressure on the Red Roses!

5 mins: Miss! England are let off as Jessy Tremouliere hooks her penalty kick wide to the left of the uprights. That was a big chance for France to take the lead.

4 mins: Emilie Boulard sends the ball out wide on the left wing where Axelle Berthoumie drives down the line and needs two defenders to bring her down.

France have been the attacking force over these opening minutes and win the penalty over on the inside right.

2 mins: Helena Rowland sends the ball out for a line-out that Agathe Sochat launches back into play. Gaelle Hermet collects the ball and France sweep it along the line.

England’s defence is strong and they force the visitors backwards forcing the French to fall back on their kicking game.

The national anthems are played, the atmosphere builds and the match gets underway. French fly half, Jessy Tremouliere is also playing her final international match and will be retiring after today. Will she be on the winning side?

France kick off the match.

Marlie Packer is back after injury and she leads England out onto the pitch at Twickenham in front of this record breaking crowd. This is going to be a cracking game with honours and trophies on the line.

The two best teams of the Women’s Six Nations go head-to-head to see who’ll claim a grand slam and take the title.

Simon Middleton is bowing out as England’s head coach after today’s match. He’s spent eight years in the role and has formed wonderful relationships with the players.

Would there be a better way to leave the role than a Woman’s Six Nations victory and a grand slam?

53,000 fans are expected at Twickenham today to watch England and France fight it out to see who will win the Women’s Six Nations and claim the grand slam.

They’ve been arriving in droves and the atmosphere is building nicely.

England and France’s Six Nations decider shows how far the women’s game has come

The signs have been up for weeks now, familiar warnings of a major event to come. Expect delays, they say, on 29 April; there’s a rugby game on at Twickenham. Those unfortunate enough to be particularly well acquainted with the Surrey swing of the London Orbital will recognise the notices, ready to swerv the matchday swell around Junction 12 that accompanies any England matchday.

But for those with long associations with women’s rugby, those same neon flashes have brought a lump in the throat and a tear to the eye and a prompt for reflection. On Saturday afternoon, England’s women take to the Twickenham turf for the first time in a standalone fixture, with in excess of 53,000 tickets sold for the best attended women’s rugby fixture in history. The warnings of the crowds to come have stirred special feelings for those who have fought so long to lay the foundations for progress and a day just like this.

England vs France big match preview, by Harry Latham-Coyle