Where to Watch: 'Le Petit Crunch' - France XV vs England XV

The summer of international rugby starts with a bang in Vannes on Friday night, as France and England XVs stacked with talent go head to head in what amounts to a Test match in all but name.

Serving as a final trial before the start of the inaugural Nations Championship, the clash between two of rugby’s fiercest rivals has no end of storylines.

From an England perspective, all eyes will be on Saracens sensation Noah Caluori as he looks to put the icing on a superb domestic season, which ended with him being the Prem’s top try scorer with 18, while Bath centre Max Ojomoh will be determined to show his Guinness Men’s Nations snub was unjustified.

Benhard Janse van Rensburg, who’s moved ahead of Ojomoh in the midfield pecking order after becoming eligible to play for England, is on the bench.

Fixture

Rugby Union Hybrid Friendlies

France XV

35 - 19

Full-time

England A

All Stats and Data

Given what happened when the countries last came together in the final round of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations, when France won 48-46 with a last-gasp penalty, it promises to be an entertaining watch.

And the good news for fans is that the match is available to watch globally, other than in France, via RugbyPass TV.

Registering for an account is quick and easy and free, and unlocks a wealth of archived rugby-related content, including a box set of British and Lions documentaries from 2001 onwards.

France XV: 15 Théo Attissogbe; 14 Christian Ambadiang, 13 Nicolas Depoortere, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Grégoire Arfeuil; 10 Antoine Hastoy, 9 Nolann Le Garrec; 1 Jefferson Poirot, 2 Maxime Lamothe, 3 Sipili Falatea, 4 Mickaël Guillard (captain), 5 Tom Staniforth, 6 Temo Matiu, 7 Esteban Capilla, 8 Marko Gazzotti

Replacements: 16 Barnabé Massa, 17 Réda Wardi, 18 Régis Montagne, 19 Boris Palu, 20 Killian Tixeront, 21 Baptiste Jauneau, 22 Axel Despérès, 23 Fabien Brau-Boirie

England XV: 15. Marcus Smith; 14. Noah Caluori; 13. Max Ojomoh; 12. Seb Atkinson; 11. Cadan Murley; 10. George Ford (captain); 9. Harry Randall; 1. Asher Opoku-Fordjour; 2. Theo Dan; 3. George Kloska; 4. Charlie Ewels; 5. George Martin; 6. Ted Hill; 7. Tom Curry; 8. Alex Dombrandt

Replacements: 16. Jamie Blamire; 17. Beno Obano; 18. Vilikesa Sela; 19. Nick Isiekwe; 20. Jack Kenningham; 21. Raffi Quirke; 22. Benhard Janse van Rensburg; 23. Adam Radwan

Kick off at the Stade de la Rabine is 17:15 (BST), click here to view: