The BBC has announced record-breaking viewing figures for Saturday 's gripping RBS 6 Nations finale between England and France at Twickenham . A peak audience of 9.63 million tuned into the action as England won 55-35 , but came up just short in their attempt to overhaul Ireland during a pulsating Six Nations title race . The BBC said that figure passed the previous best of 9.56m for England against France four years ago . England captain Chris Robshaw ( right ) wanders off the Twickenham pitch after his country 's win over France . Ben Youngs goes over to give England an early lead in their must-win Six Nations clash against France . Leicester Tigers star Youngs jumps for joy after scoring the first try of the match on Saturday evening . Jack Nowell goes over for his second try but England could not find enough points to win Six Nations . The other games on so-called Super Saturday attracted peak audiences of 5.1m for Scotland against Ireland at Murrayfield and 4.1m as Wales beat Italy in Rome . The BBC Sport website , meanwhile , recorded 8.22million unique UK browsers on Saturday , surpassing a previous-best figure of 8.03m during the 2012 London Olympics . BBC Sport director Barbara Slater said : 'What an amazing end to such a thrilling Six Nations Championship , and duly reflected in such a huge audience figure of 9.63m on BBC One , with millions more accessing content through radio , online and digital platforms . '
England beat France 55-35 at Twickenham on Saturday in the Six Nations . Youngs jumps side missed out on the crown on points difference . The game pulled in viewing figures on the BBC of 9.63million .