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Women's Six Nations: France vs England
venue: Stade Chaban Delmas (Bordeaux) date: Saturday, April 27th kick off: 16:45 BST
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England have made two injury changes to face France in the Grand Slam decider in Bordeaux on Saturday.
Hooker Amy Cockayne returned to the starting lineup from suspension in place of Lark Atkin-Davies, who injured his ankle in the win over Ireland.
After lock Rosie Galligan withdrew from the game against Ireland with a thumb injury, Sale's Morwenna Talling retained her starting spot and Abbey Ward returned to the bench.
The Red Roses are aiming for a third consecutive Grand Slam title and a record sixth consecutive Women's Six Nations title.
Cockayne was sent off for two yellow card offenses against Scotland and missed out on the England-Ireland victory.
The backline remained unchanged for the fourth game in a row, with center Emily Scarratt once again named as her substitute.
That means the deadly back three of Ellie Kildon, Abbey Dow and Jess Breech – who scored eight of the 14 tries between England and Ireland ahead of 48,778 tries at Twickenham – take their place. means to maintain.
Last year, the Red Roses won another Grand Slam in front of a record crowd of 58,498 women at Twickenham, with just five points separating England and France.
England head coach John Mitchell said: “Our focus remains on our process and how we can best prepare for our next opponent.”
“We now have an exciting challenge ahead of us in France against France, which we are all looking forward to.”
The Red Roses remain undefeated in 28 games in the competition, which is the team's winning streak in both the men's and women's championships.
However, France were the last team to beat England in this competition in 2018 and pose the biggest threat to that record on Saturday.
lineup
France: Boulard; Grisez, Condé, Bernier, M Menager. Cairoi, Bourdon Sansus. Deshay, Sochato, Halfoui, Fereu (captain), Fall, Escudero, Hermet, R. Menager.
Replacement: Riphoneau, Mwembe, Joyeux, Feliu, Gros, Chambon, Chofani, Jaquet.
England: Kildon; Dow, Jones, Heard, Bleach. Aitchison, Hunt; Botterman, Cockayne, Muir, Aldcroft, Talling, Kabeya, M. Packer (Captain), Matthews.
Replacement: Powell, Carson, Clifford, Ward, Faunaty, L. Packer, Scarratt, Gregson.
