Gabrielle Vernier (centre of Les Bleues, beaten by the English 38-33):
“It's a historic and frustrating match. We were part of an event match for women's rugby (world record number of spectators, 58,498), so we are very happy about it. But it's frustrating to have been in a vacuum for a half, then to let go of the horses and show who you are in second place. We were five, ten minutes short of trying to do something amazing, but I think it's been a long time since we've had this much fun. All the Tournament we had fun, it's been a long time since we had found each other so well. It's very encouraging for the future. There are not many teams that would have managed to turn the situation around as we did so it's positive.