England rugby team seeks to end their losing streak against France in the Six Nations. Steve Borthwick's side will be without Cadan Murley due to injury, but are determined to overcome the challenge posed by French star scrumhalf Antoine Dupont.
Antoine Dupont during France 's opening round Six Nations game against Wales at the Stade de France on Friday. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images’s superstar scrumhalf Antoine Dupont on a pedestal as Steve Borthwick seeks to end his side’s miserable run of form against Les Bleus on Saturday.
He did not take part in England’s training session on Monday and is said to be struggling for the France game. “At the end of the day everyone is human, it’s rugby. They’ll have a game plan, we’ll have a game plan and we’ll back ours to the moon and back.” “He’s an excellent player, but we’ve got excellent players in our team as well. We’ll bring our threats, I’m sure he’ll bring what he brings and we’ll see what happens on the weekend. We are playing France, not Toulouse this weekend – it is a different team.”
Borthwick will be tempted to shift Marcus Smith to fullback and hand a first start to Fin Smith given France’s propensity to kick long. “They are different players and will bring different attributes of the game alive, and it’s exciting to play with both of them. With Marcus at full‑back, when he gets the ball in a bit more space he’s a bit more dangerous as well. I think it works nicely.”
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