England v France start time and TV channel for Six Nations
England host France at Allianz Stadium in round two of the Six Nations on Saturday.
Steve Borthwick's England are coming off the back of a loss at the hands of reigning champions Ireland in Dublin. France, on the other hand, will be full of confidence after brushing aside Wales in a 43-0 hammering in Paris.
Dubbed 'Le Crunch', England v France is one of the best match-ups in the tournament. England have won 60 matches, with France picking up 44 since their rivalry began in 1906.
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Despite this record swinging in favour of England, at the moment Les Bleus are one of the greatest Test teams on the planet and have won their last three meetings against England in this tournament.
Here's everything you need to know about England v France.
When is England v France?
England v France kicks off on Saturday at 4.45pm at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, London.
Viewing details
For UK viewers, England v France can be viewed live on ITV1.
Coverage begins at 4.15pm and concludes at 7pm.
You can also live stream the match by using ITVX, but you will need an ITV account and TV licence to watch.
Team news
England XV: M Smith; Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Sleightholme; F Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Itoje, Martin, T Curry, Earl, T Willis
Replacements: George, Baxter, Heyes, Chessum, Cunningham-South, B Curry, Randall, Daly.
France XV: Ramos; Penaud, Barassi, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey; Jalibert, Dupont; Gros, Mauvaka, Atonio, Roumat, Meafou, Cros, Boudehent, Alldritt.
Replacements: Marchand, Baille, Colombe, Auradou, Guilard, Jegou, Le Garrec, Gailleton.
What have the coaches said?
England head coach Steve Borthwick: "Marcus (Smith), in those unstructured situations, he was so dangerous on Saturday - and he is, with time and space. Trying to keep the ball alive, something we’re working on, might give Marcus a bit more time and space.
"Fin’s (Smith) distribution is excellent and his kicking game is very accurate. Earlier this season, we had Fin at 30 tackles in a game for Northampton. He’s tough, brave. When other players see a fly-half defending like that, they have immense respect."
France head coach Fabien Galthie: “There is no power struggle with the player," Galthie said of Matthieu Jalibert, after the fly-half was surprisingly left out of the squad to face the All Blacks last year.
"The power struggle is on the field, for us. When you make decisions you work on a daily basis on the players’ form and the possible pairings. When we saw Ntamack picked up a red card we started to work with the staff right away and Matthieu Jalibert was the obvious choice. He was always eligible.
“We felt he needed some air to regenerate. Our proposal was for him to get out of this closed-door environment to regenerate but we stayed in contact with him and his club.”
