Farrell 'golden' penalty wins Nations Cup for England in sudden-death extra time


  • Rugby
  • Monday, 07 Dec 2020

Rugby Union - Autumn Nations Cup - England v France - Twickenham, London, Britain - December 6, 2020 England's Owen Farrell celebrates winning the match with teammates Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

LONDON (Reuters) - England won the Nations Cup final in the most dramatic way on Sunday, as Owen Farrell landed a "golden point" penalty in sudden-death extra time to secure a 22-19 victory over a young French team who had been seconds away from a glorious Twickenham triumph.

Farrell converted a Luke Cowan-Dickie try with the last kick of normal time to level the scores, hit a post with a penalty 80 seconds into extra time - where the first points scored would win the match - but then made no mistake with six minutes left on the clock from wide on the left.

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