- Freeman urges team to put early pressure on France
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England have vowed not to put France’s superstar scrum-half Antoine Dupont on a pedestal as Steve Borthwick seeks to end his side’s miserable run of form against Les Bleus on Saturday.
Borthwick is likely to be without Cadan Murley for the match after he picked up a foot injury in the 27-22 defeat by Ireland last weekend but, while Dupont and co represent a daunting challenge, Tommy Freeman has insisted that France are “only human”.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/03/six-nations-england-france-rugby-union-murley-freeman-chessum under the title “England insist Dupont is ‘human’ but admit stopping him is a conundrum”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
