England surrender Six Nations title to Ireland after defeat to France

England surrendered their Six Nations title to Ireland with a round to spare after a 22-16 defeat by France completed their worst Championship performance since 2010.

Ireland's 28-8 victory over Scotland earlier in the afternoon left the deposed champions needing to win with a bonus point at the Stade de France to remain in contention heading into the final weekend, but scoring one try alone took 73 minutes.