| Guinness Six Nations – France v England |
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| Campus: Stade de France Date: Saturday, March 19 Kick off: 20:00 GMT |
| Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. |
George Furbank starts at full-back in a surprise tactical change for England’s six-nation final round encounter with title favorites France on Saturday.
Leicester’s Freddie Steward, who has started 15th in England’s previous four games, switches to the wing.
Sam Underhill enters the back row in place of the injured Tom Curry.
Elsewhere, Nick Isiekwe is on the second row for the suspended Charlie Ewels, while the experienced Ben Youngs replaces Harry Randall at scrum-half.
Will Stuart starts at right prop after Kyle Sinckler, who came off with a head injury in last weekend’s loss to Ireland, went through the return-to-play protocol but was selected only on the bench.
England are trying to avoid a second consecutive fifth-place finish in the Championship, and defeat could leave only Italy below them in the table.
England: Furbank; Butler, Marchant, Slade, Nowell; Smith, Youngs; Genge, George, Stuart, Itoje, Isiekwe, Lawes, Underhill, Simmonds.
Replacements: Marler, Dolly, Sinckler, Chessum, Dombrandt, Randall, Ford, Daly
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