England put France under the hammer

ENGLAND 44 FRANCE 8

Jonny May plundered a hat-trick of tries as England continued their rampaging start to the Six Nations by overwhelming France 44-8 in their biggest win against their old rivals since 1911.

May sealed his reputation as world rugby’s deadliest finisher inside half an hour, capitalising on brilliant home kicking but also showing dazzling footwork to outfox Damian Penaud from a standing start for his second.

It lifted the Leicester wing’s strike rate to 12 tries in as many tests and helped propel England to a 30-8 half-time lead at Twickenham.

That also included the bonus point sealed by Henry Slade’s touch down.

May, pictured, battles with France’s Antoine Dupont for possession of the ball which led to England’s fifth try during the Guinness Six Nations match in London yesterday.