Fabien Galthie has named his France team to play England, in the second round of the 2025 Guinness Men's Six Nations.
Antoine Dupont will captain the side who got off to an impressive start to the tournament last Friday, following their emphatic 43-0 win over Wales in Paris.
Dupont leads his men out at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, for the first time since an infamous match in the history of 'HQ'.
The 2023 Six Nations meeting between England and France saw Les Bleus dominate the match, for a monstrous 53-10 final score-line.
This defeat stands as England's heaviest ever home loss, with Steve Borthwick's side adamant to improve, as Saturday brings around the latest instalment of 'Le Crunch'.
Key details
When: Saturday, February 8 – 4:45 PM (UK)
Where: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
How to watch: Live on ITV (UK) – follow live updates on ESPN
Where: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
How to watch: Live on ITV (UK) – follow live updates on ESPN
Match officials
- Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GEO)
- Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (ITA) & Damian Schneider (ARG)
- TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SA)
France team to play England:
Starting XV:
- Jean-Baptiste Gros
- Peato Mauvaka
- Uini Atonio
- Alexandre Roumat
- Emmanuel Meafou
- François Cros
- Paul Boudehent
- Grégory Alldritt
- Antoine Dupont (C)
- Matthieu Jalibert
- Louis Bielle-Biarrey
- Yoram Moefana
- Pierre-Louis Barassi
- Damian Penaud
- 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
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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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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