England will look to bounce back from their opening round defeat to Ireland as they welcome France to Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. Steve Borthwick’s side suffered their seventh defeat in their last nine games in Dublin as a difficult period continues,

England's bold positional experiments, the latest of which is deploying Marcus Smith at full-back, have sparked debate

As I am just learning myself, England have won 10 of 21 Six Nations U20 and U21 Championships (it changed from U21 to U20 after four tournaments between 2004 and 2007) . France have just three, which is far lower than I would have predicted. Ireland have five and Wales have a couple, the latter winning in 2005 and 2016.

By Mitch Phillips BAGSHOT, England (Reuters) -Fin Smith will start at flyhalf for England at home to France on Saturday, with Marcus Smith switching to fullback, as coach Steve Borthwick seeks to reignite his attack and get a win to revive his team's Six Nations campaign.

The father of a professional rugby player making his first international start has said he is "thrilled" by the news. Andrew Smith, father of fly-half Fin Smith, spoke ahead of England's Six Nations match against France,

England coach Steve Borthwick has said he is excited to unleash the Fin Smith, Marcus Smith combination against France at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday.