7 October 2011
From an England fans point of view, this game will be tough but I'm sure the French will think the same. The game will be high tempo as long as both sides put in full effort, if they don't then the other team will certainly take an easy victory. Click read more to see predictions and analysis.
Squads:
England: B Foden; C Ashton, M Tuilagi, T Flood, M Cueto; J Wilkinson, B Youngs; M Stevens, S Thompson, D Cole , L Deacon, T Palmer, Tom Croft, L Moody (capt), N Easter
Replacements: D Hartley, A Corbisiero, C Lawes, S Shaw, J Haskell, R Wigglesworth, M Banahan
Who to watch: Flood - surprise start in the centre, will look to perform.
France: M Medard, V Clerc, A Rougerie, M Mermoz, A Palisson, M Parra, D Yachvili, J-B Poux, W Servat, Nicolas Mas, P Pape, L Nallet, J Bonnaire, I Harinordoquy, T Dusautoir (capt)
Replacements: D Szarzewski, F Barcella, J Pierre, L Picamoles, F Trinh-Duc, D Marty, C Heymans.
Who to watch: Yachvili - spoke during the week about how the hard the game will be so it should be interesting to see his performance.
The squads are generally strong and both sides have big names. England have the likes of Foden, Ashton and newly-found star Tuilagi who will all look to out-perform the rest and likewise with France Clerc, Parra and Dusautoir will want to show their quality as well as a host of other stars for both sides. One of the big shocks in the squad is Mike Tindall not being included at all for England.
Predictions: If France win it will be close. 16-12. Or if England win it will be bigger. 27-15.
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