France´s Men No Test For Rampant England
England´s women had set a high bar for the men's side as they took the pitch to take on a youthful French side who had been hit hard by withdrawals from their initial squad.

England hadn´t been immune to the same issue and were missing several first-choice players.

It was the forty-ninth meeting between the two sides, England having only lost on seven occasions, and the last time that the two sides encountered one another was during the last World Cup when England won by 42-18.

Shaun Wane had a much-changed squad including a new captain, following the international retirement of Sam Tomkins, as George Williams who took the armband on his home ground for the first time.


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France´s Men No Test For Rampant England
England´s women had set a high bar for the men's side as they took the pitch to take on a youthful French side who had been hit hard by withdrawals from their initial squad.

England hadn´t been immune to the same issue and were missing several first-choice players.

It was the forty-ninth meeting between the two sides, England having only lost on seven occasions, and the last time that the two sides encountered one another was during the last World Cup when England won by 42-18.

Shaun Wane had a much-changed squad including a new captain, following the international retirement of Sam Tomkins, as George Williams who took the armband on his home ground for the first time.


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