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France v England

World Cup runners-up England begin their pursuit of a first Six Nations title since 2017 with a mouthwatering away trip to old adversaries France.

World Cup runners-up England begin their pursuit of a first Six Nations title since 2017 with a mouthwatering away trip to old adversaries France.

Eddie Jones’s England side beat Les Bleus 44-8 at Twickenham last season but have lost three of their last four visits to Paris. A trip to the Stade de France – for a fixture affectionately known as ‘Le Crunch’ – looks set to test England’s credentials from the off.

France, who were knocked out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage by Wales, are playing under new head coach Fabien Galthie for the first time.

John Inverdale hosts the coverage with expert analysis provided by Martin Johnson, Jeremy Guscott and Thomas Castaignede, while Eddie Butler, Brian Moore and Paul O’Connell provide the commentary.

2 hours, 29 minutes

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter John Inverdale
Commentator Eddie Butler
Director Sally Richardson
Editor Richard Hughes

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