ENGLAND welcome the Six Nations back to Twickenham as they take on France in the second round of this year’s tournament.
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.
