ENGLISH BACKLASH

THERE is a feeling that France could do something special this weekend. The fact they are playing England in front of their own fans makes it their most important game of the championship and the belief is that the French could be focused and driven enough to secure a famous win. The problem for them is England have motivation of their own on the back of their humbling in Scotland and need to reassert their status as the biggest threat to New Zealand in next year’s World Cup. France won’t be able to handle them so expect England to win with a bonus point and Owen Farrell spectacular.