FRANCE V ENGLAND, SIX NATIONS 2026: WHAT TIME TODAY’S MATCH STARTS, ODDS AND HOW TO WATCH
England visit Paris to take on France in the final match of the 2026 Six Nations later today.
Steve Borthwick’s side ended a three-year losing streak to Les Bleus in the Six Nations last year by winning 26-25 at Twickenham.
However, this year’s campaign has gone off the rails with three successive defeats, including a first loss to Italy last weekend.
France, who lost 50-40 to Scotland in round four, are one of three teams still in with a shout of the title, along with the Scots and Ireland.
This is everything you need to know about this heavyweight cross-Channel clash.
- Date and kick-off time
- Where is the match?
- How to watch on TV
- Who is the referee?
- What is the team news?
- England squad
- France squad
- When did France and England last win the Six Nations?
- What happened last year?
- Odds
When is France v England in the Six Nations?
Saturday March 14 on the final Six Nations weekend. Kick-off is at 8.10pm.
Where is France v England taking place?
At the Stade de France, the 80,000-capacity stadium just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis, which is the home of French rugby union and football. France have hosted England in rugby union Tests 55 times, winning 30, losing 23 with two draws.
How to watch France v England on TV?
All of the Six Nations matches are on free-to-air television in the UK, and France v England will be on ITV1.
Who is the referee?
Nic Berry, the Australian, was due to referee but has been replaced by Georgian referee Nika Amashukeli because of travel difficulties caused by the Middle East conflict.
What is the team news?
England
Steve Borthwick has kept faith with the back line from the historic loss to Italy, with Ollie Chessum coming into the pack at blindside flanker in the one change to the starting XV.
“Ollie was disappointed that he wasn’t starting post the Ireland game,” Borthwick told BBC Sport on Tuesday. “He was disappointed and frustrated with his performance in the Ireland game.
“I thought he came on against Italy and did a really good job, from a ball-carrying perspective, from a line-out perspective, the contact area, the energy he gave to the team.”
England flanker Tom Curry has been ruled out of Saturday’s match after suffering a calf injury in the warm-up in Rome, while Ollie Lawrence continues to struggle with a knee issue.
Starting XV: Daly; Roebuck, Freeman, S Atkinson, Murley; F Smith, Spencer; Genge, George, Heyes, Itoje (capt), Coles, Chessum, Pepper, Earl
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Rodd, Davison, Cunningham-South, Underhill, Pollock, Van Poortvliet, M Smith
England’s Six Nations squad
Forwards: Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Arthur Clark (Gloucester), Alex Coles (Northampton), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Tom Curry (Sale), Theo Dan (Saracens), Trevor Davison (Northampton), Ben Earl (Saracens), Greg Fisilau (Exeter), Ellis Genge (Bristol), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton), Guy Pepper (Bath), Henry Pollock (Northampton), Bevan Rodd (Sale) Vilikesa Sela (Bath), Sam Underhill (Bath).
Backs: Henry Arundell (Bath), Seb Atkinson (Gloucester), Elliot Daly (Saracens), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton), Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter), George Ford (Sale Sharks), Tommy Freeman (Northampton), George Furbank (Northampton), Alex Mitchell (Northampton), Cadan Murley (Harlequins), Max Ojomoh (Bath), Henry Slade (Exeter), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby), Freddie Steward (Leicester), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester).
France’s Six Nations squad
Forwards: Dorian Aldegheri (Toulouse), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Hugo Auradou (Pau), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle), Joshua Brennan (Toulouse), François Cros (Toulouse), Alexandre Fischer (Bayonne), Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon), Mickaël Guillard (Lyon), Oscar Jegou (La Rochelle), Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse), Maxime Lamothe (Bordeaux Bègles), Julien Marchand (Toulouse), Temo Matiu (Bordeaux Bègles), Peato Mauvaka (Toulouse), Emmanuel Meafou (Toulouse), Régis Montagne (Clermont-Auvergne), Rodrigue Neti (Toulouse), Lenni Nouchi (Montpellier), Charles Ollivon (Toulon), Dany Priso (Toulon), Thomas Staniforth (Castres), Tevita Tatafu (Bayonne), Cameron Woki (Bordeaux Bègles).
Backs: Grégoire Arfeuil (Pau), Théo Attissogbe (Pau), Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux Bègles), Fabien Brau-Boirie (Pau), Romain Buros (Bordeaux Bègles), Thibault Daubagna (Pau), Nicolas Depoortere (Bordeaux Bègles), Gaël Dréan (Toulon), Antoine Dupont (Toulouse, captain), Kalvin Gourgues (Toulouse), Aaron Grandidier Nkanang (Pau), Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux Bègles), Yoram Moefana (Bordeaux Bègles), Noah Nene (Stade Français), Thomas Ramos (Stade Toulousain), Baptiste Serin (RC Toulon), Ugo Seunes (Racing 92).
When did France and England last win the Six Nations?
England last won the tournament in 2020. France were champions last year.
England’s last Grand Slam was in 2016 while Les Bleus achieved the feat in 2022.
What was the score last year?
England ended a three-year losing run against France in the Six Nations last year by winning 26-25 in a classic at Twickenham, Elliot Daly scoring the decisive late try.
It went some way to healing the wounds of England’s 53-10 thrashing by France at the same venue two years before.
What are the latest odds?
- France win 1/5
- England win 5/1
- Draw 40/1
