Serge Betsen’s France v England Six Nations key battles including Cameron Woki against Maro Itoje

Serge Betsen’s France v England key battles: Intense line-out clash awaits between exciting starlet Cameron Woki and experienced head Maro Itoje in final round of Six Nations fixtures

  • England travel to Grand-Slam chasing France in the Six Nations on Saturday
  • French legendary flanker Serge Betsen has picked his key battles for the match
  • Impressive youngster Cameron Woki will face old head Maro Itoje in the line-out

England travel to Paris on Saturday to face a France side targeting the Six Nations title and a Grand Slam.  

Ahead of the game, French legend Serge Betsen has selected the key battles that he thinks could be decisive. 

Cameron Woki v Maro Itoje

The amount of running, rucking and tackling these guys do is amazing. The beauty of putting Woki in the second row is his ability to move around the park. 

Maro Itoje is slightly bigger than Woki but it should be an intense battle

Cameron Woki and Maro Itoje will go head-to-head in the line-out in Paris on Saturday

Itoje is slightly bigger but they both bring something special. France just about have the advantage in their lock combination. 

Paul Willemse is very physical, he compliments Woki — like Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield.  

Julien Marchand v Jamie George

Julien Marchand wins a lot of penalties for Grand Slam-chasing France

Jamie George has said he wants to crash France's party in Paris this weekend

Julien Marchand and Jamie George are both confident players at the set-piece

There have been very few changes to the French front five so they have become a very consistent unit. 

Marchand epitomises the fight of the pack. He has become a hugely effective counter-rucker and that wins the team a lot of penalties. 

Both him and George are confident at the set-piece, with a lot of familiarity with team-mates from Toulouse and Saracens.

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