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England v France teams for Guinness Six Nations clash at Twickenham this weekend

patrick glover
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Who do you think will win the round two Guinness Six Nations clash between England and France? <i>(Image: PA)</i>
Who do you think will win the round two Guinness Six Nations clash between England and France? (Image: PA)

England and France have both named their sides for Saturday's (February 8) blockbuster Guinness Six Nations clash at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.

Steve Borthwick’s side will be looking for their first win of the tournament after losing to 27-22 to Ireland in round one last Saturday (February 1).

While France will be chasing it's second win and retain its place atop the Guinness Six Nations table after a thumping 43-0 win over Wales last weekend.

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England team vs France

Borthwick has made five changes to the England side which lost to Ireland in round one including uniting Fin Smith and Marcus Smith in the starting backline for the first time.

The England side to take on France will be:

1. Ellis Genge

2. Luke Cowan-Dickie

3. Will Stuart

4. Maro Itoje

5. George Martin

6. Tom Curry

7. Ben Earl

8. Tom Willis

9. Alex Mitchell

10. Fin Smith

11. Ollie Sleightholme

12. Henry Slade

13. Ollie Lawrence

14. Tommy Freeman

15. Marcus Smith

Replacements

16. Jamie George

17. Fin Baxter

18. Joe Heyes

19. Ollie Chessum

20. Chandler Cunningham-South

21. Ben Curry

22. Harry Randall

23. Elliot Daly

French team vs England

Meanwhile, the French have also named their side for Saturday's Guinness Six Nations clash against England.

Head coach Fabien Galthié has made two changes to the team that hammered Wales, including replacing Romain Ntamack after he was suspended for a dangerous tackle on Ben Thomas in round one.

Ntamack will be replaced by Matthieu Jalibert at fly-half.

France's team to face England on Saturday will be as follows:

1. Jean-Baptiste Gros

2. Peato Mauvaka

3. Uini Atonio

4. Alexandre Roumat

5. Emmanuel Meafou

6. François Cros

7. Paul Boudehent

8. Grégory Alldritt

9. Antoine Dupont

10. Matthieu Jalibert

11. Louis Bielle-Biarrey

12. Yoram Moefana

13. Pierre-Louis Barassi

14. Damian Penaud

15. Thomas Ramos

Replacements

16. Julien Marchand

17. Cyril Baille

18. Georges-Henri Colombe

19. Hugo Auradou

20. Mickaël Guillard

21. Oscar Jegou

22. Nolann Le Garrec

23. Émilien Gailleton

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When and where to watch England v France

England will take on France at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday (February 8) with kick-off scheduled for 4.45pm.

The rugby match will be broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX with coverage starting at 1.30pm.

Presenters for the match on ITV will include Mark Pougatch, former international players Jonny Wilkinson (England) and Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) along with ex-England coach Eddie Jones.