Ranked! The five greatest England vs France clashes since 2000

In 2002, France became the first time to win a Grand Slam after the move from the five nations to the six nation’s tournament. They were in form for the whole competition and shone against England, securing a comfortable victory to add to their success. It was the only game England lost during the 2002 championships.

Just last year, England scored an incredible 55 points against the French, the most ever between the two sides. It was an outstanding performance with Ben Youngs (2), Jack Nowell (2), George Ford, Billy Vunipiola and Anthony Watson all going over. The competition did not end in success for either team, but the game will go down in history as one of the best, especially for England between the two sides.

It was a game that could have went either way, but it was France who snapped a three game losing streak against the English to win the game and claim their ninth Grand Slam title. The home side failed to score a try, but the excellent kicking from Morgan Parra and a Francois Trinh-Duc ensured the home side secured the win.

England were making history. Just a few years ago no one would believe they were on the cusp of reaching the World Cup final. However, they went one better and won the competition. After coming out of the group stages they met France in the semi-finals. High winds and torrential rain effectively ended all hopes of running rugby between two of the most explosive sides in world rugby. In the end it was left to Jonny Wilkinson and Frederic Michalak to battle it out, Wilkinson steering his side into Saturday's final with all 24 of England's points - courtesy of three drop goals and five penalties to send England to the final.

In one of the biggest games between the two sides, everything was on the line. A place in the final of the World Cup was at stake and for England, a chance to claim the trophy for a second year in a row. What makes this even bigger is the fact that Francewere the hosts of the competition. In front of their own loyal fan base they had the chance to bring them silverware. However England had other ideas. England put on one of their best performances in their history to claim a 14-9 win and reach their second final in succession. Jonny Wilkinson, as ever, was the hero with two late kicks and Josh Lewsey went over for a try.