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Smith set to start at fly-half for England

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Published in Rugby
Wednesday, 05 February 2025 00:53

France travel to Twickenham (16:45 GMT kick-off) having thrashed Wales in round one, buoyed by a 53-10 victory in this fixture two years ago.

Meanwhile, England's loss in Dublin leaves Steve Borthwick's side on a record seven-match losing run against tier one nations.

"We are the England rugby team and we want to win and we know the expectations that come with it," senior coach Richard Wigglesworth told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

"I have no problem with people wanting to see more wins because that is what I want and what we are all working towards.

"The outcome that we want is to win, so we are not avoiding that."

England are also set to make changes in the back row and in the back three, with Tom Willis understood to be in line for a first Test start at number eight.

Wigglesworth says the coaches need to weigh up consistent selection with picking the right team to beat France.

"What England did for many, many years was chop and change the team, so you end up with low levels of cohesion and low levels of trust in the coaches," he said.

"And that didn't work for a long time.

"We know what hasn't worked in the past and we don't want to be panicked into making the same mistake.

"But we have to weigh up all those things and get the right team on the field."

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