Ollie Chessum, starting in the third row for England.
England makes one change for their match against France on Saturday, with Ollie Chessum starting at lock.
The Steve Borthwick team seeks to regain the path to victory in Paris, after suffering three consecutive defeats. A defeat on Saturday would mean England’s worst campaign in the Six Nations tournament.
Despite the criticism following the defeat against Italy on Saturday in Rome, where they suffered their first defeat against the Azzurri, Borthwick has chosen to make minimal changes.
Tom Curry, injured during the warm-up in Rome, misses the trip to Paris, allowing Chessum’s entry into the third row. The latter will wear the number 6 jersey, with Guy Pepper in the open wing position (7) and Ben Earl at number 8. Sam Underhill, who replaced Curry on Saturday, will be on the bench alongside Chandler Cunningham-South.
England’s back line received criticism after their performance in Rome, but Borthwick has maintained confidence in the same group. After the heavy home defeat to Ireland on the third matchday, he made significant changes, but this time he has chosen not to make any further modifications.
Therefore, Ben Spencer and Fin Smith will form the half-back pairing, Tom Roebuck and Cadan Murley will be on the wings, with Elliot Daly at fullback and Seb Atkinson and Tommy Freeman in the centers.
