Daly replaces Feyi-Waboso on wing for England

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Elliot Daly
Venue: Groupama Stadium, Lyon Date: Saturday, 16 March Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
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Elliot Daly will replace Immanuel Feyi-Waboso on the wing in England’s only change to their starting XV for the Six Nations finale against France.

Ethan Roots replaces the injured Chandler Cunningham-South on the bench, while Manu Tuilagi is also included.

France are unchanged from their win over Wales in their last game.

George Ford retains his place at fly-half for England despite Marcus Smith’s impressive late cameo off the bench, which ended with the winning drop-goal against Ireland.

Tuilagi returns to the international fold for the first time since England’s bronze medal victory over Argentina at last year’s World Cup.

England can still win the Six Nations title if they beat France with a bonus point and Ireland fail to collect a point against Scotland.

Head coach Steve Borthwick said: “After such a hard-fought win against Ireland last week, we realise how important it is to back that performance up with another similar display in Lyon on Saturday.

“France remain one of the very top sides in the world, and will pose a great challenge for us.

“We’ve had a great preparation so far this week and there is a genuine sense of anticipation and determination around the camp as we head to what will be an exciting final weekend.”

More to follow.

Line-ups

France: Barre; Penaud, Fickou, Depoortere, Bielle-Biarrey; Ramos, Le Garrec; Baille, Marchand, Atonio, Flament, Meafou, Cros, Ollivon, Alldritt (capt).

Replacements: Mauvaka, S Taofifenua, Colombe, R Taofifenua, Roumat, Boudehent, Lucu, Moefana.

England: Furbank; Freeman, Slade, Lawrence, Daly; Ford, Mitchell; Genge, George (capt), Cole, Itoje, Martin, Chessum, Underhill, Earl.

Replacements: Dan, Marler, Stuart, Roots, Dombrandt, Care, M Smith, Tuilagi.

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