The latest instalment of Le Crunch certainly lived up to the billing, as tempers began to flare within the first 15 minutes.
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The altercation was between England wing Ollie Sleightholme, and his opposite man Damian Penaud, after the French wing knocked the ball into touch.
Sleightholme threw in an unnecessary shoulder, and was lucky to escape punishment from the match officials.
The Northampton Saints man ignited the first brawl of the match, as England and French players had to split up the two flyers.
The two grabbed at their opponents collars, and whilst no punches were thrown, there was some serious venom in the back and forth. The wings spilled off the pitch and into the advertising barrier, with the Allianz crowd erupting at the altercation
One fan wrote: “Ok mate, Sleightholme, get some discipline before you get us down to 14!!!”
Another said: “Did england learn nothing from last week? Idiotic push from Sleightholme the same as slade pen against ireland last week. Very lucky to get away with it”
Another said: “If Amashukeli doesn’t stop this now, he will lose control of this match. Sleightholme shouldn’t have got away with that.”
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