Six Nations 2013, England v France: player ratings Mike Brown 6 Not involved as much as he would have liked but did nothing wrong. Owen Farrell 6 No calamity, but not his best afternoon by any stretch and ended leaving in pain. Ben Youngs 7 A decent game, forgetting one poor first-half pass, without being outstanding. Joe Marler 5 Disappointing in a retreating scrummage, thus his departure after 51 minutes. Dylan Hartley 4 Was brought in for his bulk and it did not show and he also left early. Tom Youngs was much better. Dan Cole 6 Had a torrid time at scrum time. Did work relentlessly in the lose, though. Joe Launchbury 8 Tackled remorselessly and was able to canter in the wide channels occasionally. A fine athlete. Geoff Parling 7 The line-out expert and showed notable energy throughout, showing up his opponents in this respect. Courtney Lawes 4 Just missed too many tackles in the first half and was not enough of a presence at the breakdown. Chris Robshaw 8 Grew in influence as the game progressed, with his unyielding work-rate just too much for France in the end. Tom Wood 7 Great hands at times and a vital second-half interception. Has done remarkably well in what is, after all, not his favoured position. France: Yoann Huget 6 Delightful runner and it is always his first instinct to do so. Little chance to do so in second half. Vincent Clerc 5 Some great takes in the air, but little else. Nothing in attack. Mathieu Bastareaud 6 An early knock on but was always a threat, making yards. Wesley Fofana 8 A try from the heavens. Looks a decent centre. Might be an idea to play him there regularly. Benjamin Fall 5 Caught the high ball but never shone, and was clumsy in contact once. Francois Trinh-Duc 6 Lively from the start, varying his kicks well. A surprise when he left. Morgan Parra 7 Simply a classy operator. His cover tackling was astounding at times. Thomas Domingo 7 Might have cost Dan Cole a Lions place such was his dominance at the scrummage. Benjamin Kayser 6 Nothing more competent really. Didn't show in the loose. Nicolas Mas 7 Another who can be proud of his work at the scrummage. Christophe Samson 5 One great lineout steal near his own line., but, like many others, faded horribly. Yoann Maestri 5 Made a good charge-down and won some lineout ball but looked off the pace in the second half. Yannick Nyanga 6 Won some lineout ball and made some tackles but just did not make the necessary impact. Thierry Dusautoir 6 One superb piece of work on the floor in first half but not his usual influence. Louis Picamoles 6 Fine first half including thunder hit on Brad Barritt and some powerful carrying, but faded.