by Both France and England hope to step out onto the field in the 2024 Six Nations final and still have a chance of lifting the trophy.
The Red Rose’s barnstorming win over Ireland last weekend left the door open for them, as well as Les Bleus and Scotland, to possibly sneak in and pull off one of the biggest upsets in the competition’s history noticed.
Of course, Ireland are keen to close that door firmly ahead of Lyon’s kick-off when they face the Scots in Dublin early on Saturday evening.
If Scotland beat the Irish, especially without allowing them to get a vital bonus point, then the race for first place will be at the death.
France went into last weekend having recently piled up the points against a young Welsh side in a dominant second half and were fortunate to draw with Italy, although England faced inconsistencies of their own. himself before the last great victory over Ireland. Marcus Smith’s dramatic drop goal.
France vs England date, start time and venue
France vs England will take place on Saturday 16 March 2024, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm GMT.
The last game will be held on Super Saturday of the Six Nations at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon.
How to watch France vs England
TV channel: France vs England is being broadcast live and free-to-air in the UK on ITV1, with coverage starting at 7:20pm after Ireland vs Scotland ends in Dublin on the same channel.
Live stream: A free live streaming service can be accessed online via the ITVX app and the ITVX website.
Live blog: Follow the game live Sports standard game blog, featuring expert analysis from our rugby correspondent Nick Purewal in France.
France vs England team news
Toulouse Emmanuel Meafou’s Fabien Galthie, Bordeaux center Nicolas Depoortere and Stade Francais half-back Leo Barre started against Wales as three of eight changes and they keep their places against England together by Nolann Le Garrec, who was excellent instead. Maxime Lucu is an idiot in the absence of Antoine Dupont.
Jonathan Danty is still banned after his red card against Italy and Les Bleus are unchanged for this weekend’s game, including on the bench.
Elliot Daly replaces Immanuel Feyi-Waboso after the England youngster was sidelined with concussion after a perfect start against Ireland, while Tommy Freeman switches to 14.
Henry Slade also gets the nod after returning to training after being injured during the All-Ireland win.
Marcus Smith’s match-winning cameo off the bench was not enough to oust George Ford in the semis, with Steve Borthwick keeping faith with the set-up that won last time out.
Manu Tuilagi is back on the bench after groin trouble ahead of his final appearance in an England shirt, while Ethan Roots is also back in the squad in place of the injured Chandler Cunningham-South.
France vs England lineups
France XV: Bar; Penaud, Fickou, Depoortere, Bielle-Biarrey; Ramos, Le Garrec; Baille, Marchand, Atonio; Flament, Meafou; Cross, Ollivon, Alldritt (c)
Replacements: Mauvaka, S Taofifenua, Colombe, R Taofifenua, Roumat, Boudehent, Lucu, Moefana
England XV: Furbank; Freeman, Slade, Lawrence, Daly; Ford, Mitchell; Genge, George (c), Cole; Itoje, Martin; Chessum, Underhill, Earl
Replacements: Dan, Marler, Stuart, Roots, Dombrandt, Care, Smith, Tuilagi
France vs England head to head (h2h) history and results
France crushed England 53-10 at Twickenham in last year’s Six Nations to end the home team’s seven-game winning streak. That also stands as the largest margin of victory in the history of the game.
Danny Care and Dan Cole ran in an early try when the Red Rose last won on French soil, completing a Grand Slam in the 2016 tournament.
France wins: 43
England wins: 60
Draws: 7
France vs England prediction
This game begs the question of which of these teams have the right deal, who can stake their claim as Ireland’s biggest contender in next year’s Six Nations.
A major shock in Dublin would open the door but otherwise it is expected to be a fight to get the best of the rest, with one side or the other likely to struggle for their part to motivate themselves if the last hope of lifting the championship was removed. moments before kick-off.
A repeat of the win over Ireland will set England up as the favorites against a porous France side missing talismanic leader Antoine Dupont but Borthwick has struggled to get his side away from Twickenham of late. Such an inconsistency in their game could lead to this opportunity.
France to win, with five points.
France vs England chance matches
France to win: 10/11
England to win: 10/11
Draw: 19/1
France to win the Six Nations: 150/1
England to win the Six Nations: 22/1
Option via Paddy Power (subject to change).
