England take on France this weekend at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, as the Guinness Six Nations continues. Steve Borthwick’s side lost a close game to Ireland in the first round of the Six Nations last Saturday (February 1), going down 27-22. England will face another tough opponent on Saturday (February 8) in France who are in red hot form, fresh off a 43-0 drubbing of Wales.
England will take on France at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday (February 8) with kick-off scheduled for 4.45pm. The 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. Borthwick has made five changes to the England side which lost to Ireland in round one of the Six Nations.
The England side to take on France will be as follows: 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 Back in action this weekend 👊 Steve Borthwick has named his match day squad to face France at this Saturday 🌹 | 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 Meanwhile, the French have also named their side for Saturday's Guinness Six Nations clash against England: 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 🏴🇫🇷 Samedi, 17h45, Twickenham Stadium 🏟️ Vos Bleus qui affronteront l’Angleterre 🔥 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 There will be two other 2025 Guinness Six Nations fixtures this weekend (as part of round two): : Italy v Wales at Stadio Olimpico, Rome (KO: 2.15pm/Coverage: ITV1 and ITVX) : Scotland v Ireland at Scottish Gas Murrayfield (KO: 3pm/Coverage: BBC One and BBC iPlayer).
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When to watch England's Guinness Six Nations match against France this weekend
England play France in round two of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations at Allianz Stadium Twickenham on Saturday (February 8) with kick-off at 4.45pm.