England v France teams

Tom WoodTom Wood will captain England in the first World Cup warm-up against at Twickenham on Saturday.
The Northampton Saints back row, who led England in their two-Test tour of in 2013, will win his 37th cap as Stuart Lancaster's men start a series of three games leading into the Rugby World Cup.
Wood will pack down in the back row alongside Saints teammate Calum Clark, who will make his Test debut, and Ben Morgan who returns from injury to play his first international of 2015.
and will combine in midfield to win maiden England caps while hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie is primed to do so from the bench.

Lancaster said: “We are really excited to play our first QBE International at Twickenham and to put into practice some what we have been working on for the last six weeks.
“The lads are itching to get out and play a match and these games give us a chance to look at a wide range of players and combinations before we narrow down our selection further.
“Tom is one of several leaders in the squad and he captained the team well in Argentina when was rested, so this is an ideal opportunity to take the armband at Twickenham against what will be a quality French team.
“I'm delighted for the new caps and for Ben Morgan, who has worked so hard to get back to fitness following his injury.”
England: Alex Goode; Anthony Watson, Henry Slade, Sam Burgess, Jonny May; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; , Rob Webber, Kieran Brookes; George Kruis, Geoff Parling; Tom Wood (Capt.), Calum Clark, Ben Morgan.
Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Alex Corbisiero, David Wilson, Dave Attwood, , Billy Twelvetrees.
France: Scott Spedding; Sofiane Guitoune, Remi Lamerat, Alexandre Dumoulin, Brice Dulin; Francois Trinh-Duc, Morgan Parra; Vincent Debaty, Dimitri Szarzewski (Capt.), Nicolas Mas; Yoann Maestri, Alexandre Flanquart; Yannick Nyanga, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Louis Picamoles.
Replacements: Guilhem Guirado, Xavier Chiocci, Uni Atonio, Sebastien Vahaamahina, Loann Goujon, Rory Kockott, Remi Tales, Gael Fickou.

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