ENGLAND invited the Six Nations backmost to Twickenham arsenic they instrumentality connected France successful the 2nd circular of this year's tournament.
The English tale of woe continued successful Dublin, arsenic Steve Borthwick's broadside got disconnected to a flyer successful the opening 10 minutes earlier failing to people a effort for implicit an hr successful defeat against Ireland.
For the French, it was astir the imagination commencement successful an emphatic win implicit Wales successful Paris.
Seven unanswered scores saw them tally distant arsenic 43-0 winners, but a precocious reddish paper for Romain Ntamack enactment a dampener connected things.
The French fly-half volition miss France's immense trial against England astatine Twickenham done suspension.
England vs France line-ups
Steve Borthwick has made a large telephone astatine fly-half pursuing decision successful Dublin, with Marcus Smith moved to fullback, and namesake Fin starting astatine 10.
ENGLAND XV: 15. M Smith, 14. T Freeman, 13. O Lawrence, 12. H Slade, 11. O Sleightholme, 10. F Smith, 9. A Mitchell; 1. E Genge, 2. L Cowan-Dickie, 3. W Stuart, 4. M Itoje (C), 5. G Martin, 6. T Curry, 7. B Earl, 8. T Willis
Replacements: 16. J George, 17. F Baxter, 18. J Heyes, 19. O Chessum, 20. C Cunningham-South, 21. B Curry, 22, H Randall, 23. E Daly
Despite losing Romain Ntamack to suspension, Fabien Galthie has been handed a immense boost up of the clash astatine Twickenham, with Damian Penaud returning.
FRANCE XV: 15. T Ramos, 14. D Penaud, 13. P-L Barassi, 12. Y Moefana, 11. L Bielle-Biarrey, 10. M Jalibert, 9. A Dupont (C), 1. J-B Gros, 2. P Mauvaka, 3. U Atonio, 4. A Roumat, 5. E Meafou, 6. F Cros, 7. P Boudehent 8. G Alldritt
Replacements: 16. J Marchand, 17. C Baille, 18. G-H Colombe, 19. H Auradou, 20. M Guillard, 21. O Jegou, 22. N Le Garrec, 23. É Gailleton
How to ticker England vs France
- England's 2nd Six Nations crippled of 2025 volition beryllium unrecorded connected ITV1.
- The crippled volition besides beryllium disposable to watercourse escaped connected ITVX
- Alternatively, travel on with SunSport's sum of the game.
- The crippled volition broadcast unrecorded from Twickenham astatine 4:45pm GMT.