England XV well beaten by France in summer warm-up

England XV well beaten by France in summer warm-upImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, England played the same opposition in another under-strength fixture last year, losing 26-24 at Twickenham's Allianz StadiumByMike HensonBBC Sport rugby union news reporterPublished3 minutes ago1 CommentsFrance XV (14) 35Tries: Depoortere, Arfeuil, Le Garrec, Hastoy, Brau-Boirie Cons: Hastoy (4), DesperesEngland (12) 19Tries: Murley, M Smith, Ojomoh Con: Ford 2A France XV proved too skilful for England in the teams' non-Test summer warm-up in Vannes, easing away to a comfortable victory that demonstrated their greater strength in depth.A nicely worked try by Cadan Murley in the opening minute gave England a flying start, but they were soon reeled in once France's quicksilver handling game got up to speed.The hosts' lead was two points at the break, but two superb tries within five minutes of the restart, combined with England's set-piece wilting in the final quarter, sealed Steve Borthwick's side's fate.While England were without Northampton and Exeter stars before their clubs' meeting in the Prem final on Saturday, France were similarly affected by their own domestic play-offs.Toulouse, Racing 92, Stade Francais and Montpellier all retained their internationals as they prepare for the Top 14 semi-finals.However, with seven starters from European champions Bordeaux-Begles, France showed more cohesion.Borthwick will draw positives from the performances of wings Noah Caluori and Murley, Ted Hill's energy up front and an enterprising cameo from replacement scrum-half Raffi Quirke.Benhard Janse van Rensburg, the South African-born Bristol centre, came off the bench and could have had a try, but spilled the ball over the line as he cut a good line from inside centre.England's summer continues with a formidable Nations Championship opener away to South Africa in Johannesburg on 4 July, before matches against Fiji and Argentina on sub...