England v France

How England's players rated out of 10 as they lost to France 25-13 on the final day of the Six Nations in Paris...

Harry Randall brought pace when he came on. Replacements: Elliot Daly was an early replacement for Jack Nowell and made metres where he could. 6 6 6 6

Antoine Dupont inspired France to their Six Nations grand slam triumph but Eddie Jones's gamble to start George Furbank failed to pay off.

6 7 5 5 Nick Isiekwe Got the nod in front of Joe Launchbury for his lineout work and few complaints about that. 2 Jamie George Not able to reproduce his heroics against Ireland but it was not for lack of effort. 12 Henry Slade Kept trying to find ways to create gaps in the French defence but rarely found a way though the wall of blue. 14 Freddie Steward Roamed off his wing and had some joy in the air against France’s back three. Plays a key role in French gameplan of softening up opposing defence. 6 François Cros Delivered a telling blow just before half-time. Had Genge’s number at the scrum. Genge looked good in parts but Baille is setting new standards in the position. 12 Jonathan Danty Storming run up the middle of the park and one remarkable kick over his shoulder.

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We have focused on refreshing the team this week and we are ready to empty the tank on Saturday.” On selecting Furbank and moving Steward out wide: “It’s more tactical about the way we think the game is going to be played. A big game like Ireland when you fight back and put yourself in a position to win the game and unfortunately you can’t finish, it takes a lot out of you and anyone who watch the game on Saturday could see the effort that the players gave and the spirit they played with, so we wanted to make sure that we gave them a good recovery time.” To get the latest rugby news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox, you can sign up for our Welsh rugby newsletter. England head coach Eddie Jones: “This is our strongest 23 for the game against France. We are disappointed not to be in the contention for the trophy but last week’s effort against Ireland was full of pride, energy and tactical discipline. They come through the centre with their big forwards and once they tie you up a little bit they spread the ball to the backs but they won’t do that without using their long kicking game to get them up the field, so they are a very disciplined team in attack and defence and we would anticipate them playing a very sort of similar game.” On arriving in Paris two days earlier than usual: “The game will give us the most accurate feedback but we have had a really good preparation. France is the highest kicking team in the world so I don’t think they are going to deviate away from that too much. Boys are recovering again today and we feel like we are going to be in good condition to play at our best on Saturday night… but with France now.” On switching to a bench with a six-two split between forwards and backs: “We had gone to 5-3 for the Welsh, due to the circumstances, including Covid and the positive tests of Damian Penaud and Romain Taofifenua. From the moment we have all our players available, including Romain, it was easy to build an entity of 23 players. It is the French national team that is going to this final rendezvous." In the North, there is only one world champion team, it is England. These are the unlucky finalists of 2019. Their federation is the one that has the most registered players, along with South Africa. At Twickenham and in the league, all the matches are played hard, whatever the stakes. The visitors head to the Stade de France with nothing to lose, with defeat to Ireland in the last round meaning they could finish anywhere between third and fifth in the overall championship table. The appointment is Saturday night, at the Stade de France. We will be ready to respond.