A 10-try rout at the Principality Stadium was the spectacular culmination to the progress England made throughout the tournament.

France did not quite hit the heights of their Dublin demolition last weekend, but Les Bleus did enough on a nervy night in Paris to clinch a second Six Nations title in four years – and kill off England’s faint hopes of a trophy-lift in Cardiff.

France scored a record 30 touchdowns during the tournament, winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey crossing eight times in five games and full-back Ramos leapfrogging Frederic Michalak as his country's all-time leading points scorer. "We can still improve, that's for sure, mainly to recycle ball quicker," Ramos said.