ENGLAND welcome the Six Nations back to Twickenham as they take on France in the second round of this year’s tournament – and you can watch the action for FREE.
The English tale of woe continued in Dublin, as Steve Borthwick‘s side got off to a flyer in the opening 10 minutes before failing to score a try for over an hour in defeat against Ireland.
Steve Borthwick needs a big performance from England at Twickenham.[/caption]
Antoine Dupont put on a show during his Six Nations return[/caption]
For the French, it was almost the dream start in an emphatic win over Wales in Paris.
Seven unanswered scores saw them run away as 43-0 winners, but a late red card for Romain Ntamack put a dampener on things.
The French fly-half will miss France’s huge test against England at Twickenham through suspension.
England vs France line-ups
Steve Borthwick has made a big call at fly-half following defeat in Dublin, with Marcus Smith moved to fullback, and namesake Fin starting at 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 huge boost ahead of the clash at 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 watch England vs France
- England’s second Six Nations game of 2025 will be live on ITV1.
- The game will also be available to stream free on ITVX
- Alternatively, follow along with SunSport’s coverage of the game.
- The game will broadcast live from Twickenham at 4:45pm GMT.
