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France aims to end England's dominance in the Women's Six Nations, facing off against a depleted English squad with a 37-game winning streak on the line. England, despite their challenges, remains the favorite with key players like Marlie Packer leading the attack.
It all comes down to this, again. France have been runners-up to England in the Womenâs Six Nations for the past six years, edging ever closer: last yearâs decider was settled by a single point. But can François Ratierâs team not only end Englandâs dominance in this competition but also halt their 37-game winning run on Sunday? If they show up from minute one to 80, France can do it.
England will be favourites to lift their eighth straight Six Nations trophy but have been contending with a lot this tournament. Retirements, pregnancy and injury mean the team are without a wealth of talent including Zoe Stratford â the usual captain â Abbie Ward and Alex Matthews. They have continued to win with a depleted squad but their depth will be given its biggest test yet against an in-form France team.
The statistics never lie and Franceâs so far this competition, particularly in defence, have been commanding. The side are topping the charts for most carries, offloads and defenders beaten. They also have the fewest missed tackles, the most dominant contacts and an 88.4% tackle success rate, the best in the competition.
England lead in fewer areas but have scored the most points this tournament and have the top try scorer in Marlie Packer, who will start on the bench with Sadia Kabeya back from injury. The fly-half Zoe Harrisonâs supreme kicking has also been a huge asset to the team, with 23 of 24 kicks successful. They know their attack is the highlight of their game at the moment and, when asked if working on defence will be critical against France, the England head coach, John Mitchell, said: âIt will be, but weâll just score more.â
Against Italy, England conceded the most points they ever have in the Six Nations against a team that was not France. The former England captain Packer believes the side need to be more reactionary: âI think we need to be a bit better at see, do. We are thinking. As soon as you think, the other team has a foot on top of you.
âWe are a Red Roses team that has a lot of moving parts at the moment, we have a lot of stuff in the forwards. Successful as we are, we have a few things we have to work on. The defensive maul was an issue in the Wales game and for it to happen again against Italy is not something we pride ourselves on at all. It will be something we massively talk about this week. You have also got to think some of the players on pitch it is their first cap so it is a learning for them. We canât let that happen against France and we will make sure we put the work in so it doesnât.â

France aims to end England's six-year reign as champions and halt their 37-game winning streak.
England's squad is impacted by retirements, pregnancy, and injuries, notably missing captain Zoe Stratford and other key players.
France leads in carries, offloads, and defenders beaten, with the best tackle success rate in the competition.
Marlie Packer is the top try scorer for England, although she will start on the bench in the upcoming final.
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Marlie Packer is the leading try scorer in this yearâs Six Nations. Photograph: Tim Rogers/Shutterstock
England will need to plug their defensive holes because France have stars who will snipe at any opportunity given to them. AnaĂŻs Grando has scored four tries in four games and has proved to be a great resource in defence too, a particular highlight coming against Ireland where her covering tackle held up Fiona Tuite over the line. The scrum-half Pauline Bourdon Sansus has also been an integral cog in the French setup for years and her form has not let up this year either.
Ruby Tui, the New Zealand great, said Franceâs performances are a âroll of the diceâ and the team can be unpredictable. Their second-half performances this tournament have been better than those in the first but they will need to be consistent across the entire match to ensure they come away with the trophy. The France head coach, Ratier, said his team need a good start and that England are not infallible.
âThey conceded four tries against Italy and Wales,â he said. âThere are weaknesses in their approach to breaking up rugby. Often, in the first 20 minutes, they score enough points to then control the game. Theyâre a team you canât let get going. We [have] decided to attack them precisely on that strength, to try and make them doubt themselves from the start to disrupt their rhythm. Once theyâve broken down, hit them where it hurts. Thatâs the plan. They have one too, and weâll see.â

Scrum-half Pauline Bourdon Sansus remains an integral cog for France. Photograph: Ben Brain/Huw Evans/Shutterstock
France have been chasing Englandâs tails since they last beat them in 2018 and the Red Roses know they have a target on their backs. While their captain, Meg Jones, said the dominant winning run isnât something that is discussed between the squad, Mitchell has urged teams to âcome and get usâ.
âWe love being the standard bearers of consistency,â he said. âSomebody is going to get us, we understand that reality and we shouldnât be disgraced if somebody does get us.
âWe donât want to give that up easily, anyone can pick on our weaknesses but we will look to fix them. That doesnât mean we are in decline, we are actually developing and evolving. Maybe we are evolving a lot quicker than a lot of people realise. We get another chance to test that on the weekend, that is what we embrace and thrive in.â