Mike Henson
BBC Sport senior rugby union reporter at Stade Atlantique

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Sebastien, Jennifer and six-year-old Axel Petit have travelled in from near Le Rochelle for the match.

Do they think France will win today?

"I hope so!" says Sebastien.

Which wasn't quite the question, but my French wasn't good enough to get forensic on the point.

Instead I remarked that they share a surname with former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel.

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Mike Henson
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Geoff Richardson, Luke Small, Steve Donnelly and Verity Small have come over from a combination of Gloucester and Bourton-on-the-Water for a heck of a double-header.

Last night they were at Stade Chaban-Delmas to see the all-court European champions Bordeaux-Begles' come-from-behind win over Perpignan in the Top 14 (note Geoff's new headwear), and today they have travelled to the big out-of-town barn to take in this Women's Six Nations decider.

What a rugby weekend.

"It's going to be tough," says Luke of the Red Roses' prospects, "but I think they will have enough."

That is not the only thing that is going to be tough. The group are booked on an early-evening flight back, so their final-whistle escape to the airport needs to be precise and timely.

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Former captain Marlie Packer could become England's all-time leading women's try-scorer on Sunday.

The record is currently held by former captain and full-back Sue Day, who scored an 61 tries for her country before retiring from international rugby in 2010.

Packer has slowly crept up on Day's record throughout her 18 years in international rugby and currently sits on 59 tries.

She scored four tries in England's 61-33 win over Italy to take her tally for the tournament to seven.

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A huge crowd is expected in Bordeaux for the final match of the Women's Six Nations and it's already been a record-breaking tournament on that front.

After four rounds, the total attendance stood at 209,692 - a 98.5% increase compared to the same stage in 2024 (105,659).

The previous tournament attendance record was 188,128, set in 2024.

It is predicted that by the end of the 2026 Guinness Women's Six Nations new attendance records will have been set in five of the nations: England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland.

Will England make it eight in a row or can France be the side to stop them? Will it be boring if England win again? Who will be the key players in Bordeaux?

Get in touch to let us know your thoughts and if you like, you can also weigh in on a very important debate we've been having in the office...

Rugby players... thumbs up for wearing your socks up, thumbs down for socks down!

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England Rugby

England head coach John Mitchell, whose seen his side's defence has been called into question in this championship, challenged France to bring everything they've got: "We believe in ourselves. We've shown some weaknesses but I think also a lot of sides must go, 'Jeez, this team is highly unpredictable in where they are going to go'.

"That must keep a lot of them guessing.

"It's going to take a really good team to break that. Somebody's going to get us at some point, but we like being the standard bearers.

"So come and get us, because that's going to make us better as well."

France Rugby

France head coach Francois Ratier has urged his players not to be overawed by England's dominance ahead of the Grand Slam decider.

France have matched England throughout the championship, ticking off four bonus point wins, scoring 27 tries and conceding just seven.

But as they bid for their seventh Six Nations crown, they'll have to do something they haven't done for eight years - and something no side has done since November 2022: beat the Red Roses.

"They are rugby players just like us. There are women in this squad who have never faced them, so it's vital they don't erect a pedestal before the first whistle.

"No one here is foolish enough to deny that, on paper, they are the superior force. But we have to demystify it all.

"It is a match that lasts 80 minutes. The ball will be alive for roughly 40 of them. You spend half the time defending, the other half attack. We have an idea, a philosophy, and we are going to exhaust it.

"We will see what the scoreboard says when the dust settles."

Mike Henson
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There has been a lot of talk about the hostility that England should be braced for. So far, it has only been hospitality from the locals.

As the players warm up a tannoy message in English welcomes the Red Roses to Bordeaux and encourages them to enjoy their stay. The crowd respond with a ripple of applause.

Maybe they are luring them into a false sense of security... let's see if that welcome survives the afternoon.

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BBC Newsbeat reporter

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One of the youngest members of the England rugby union squad says if the team win today, it will be a special moment.

Lilli Ives Campion, 22, who plays second row, tells BBC Newsbeat she is proud of the Red Roses getting this far after “a fair few challenges along the way with a couple of injuries”.

“I think it will really mean something special to each and every individual who’s worked extremely hard to get to the place where the squad is,” she says.

Both Campion and teammate Flo Robinson, 24, are keen to take on France, saying the fans always put on a good show.

“Both teams have played some really good rugby, it’s going to be really competitive and playing France away is never an easy game,” adds Campion. “I just can’t wait to get out there.”

And although the team are defending their title, scrum-half Robinson says a win will be a “quite a novelty for a lot of people” as they’ve got a lot of new players who have joined.

It's been business as usual for table-toppers England, who are eyeing a record eighth consecutive Women's Six Nations crown and a fifth successive Grand Slam.

John Mitchell's side have completed four bonus-point wins, with an average of nine tries per game and a 41-point winning margin.

They're ahead of France on points difference (164 to 124) and have scored an impressive 36 tries while conceding 12.

England have won their past 17 meetings with France, with their last defeat to their great rivals coming in round four of the 2018 Women's Six Nations.

Simon Middleton's side, which featured Amy Cokayne, Sarah Bern, Ellie Kildunne and Marlie Packer, conceded a last-minute try to fall to an 18-17 loss in Grenoble.

Pauline Bourdon Sansus is the only survivor from France's 23.

Since that day, England are unbeaten in 38 Six Nations matches, scoring an incredible 315 tries while conceding 50, and have clinched seven successive titles, including six Grand Slams.

England head coach John Mitchell has yet to lose any match since taking over as head coach at the end of 2023.

Francois Ratier makes two changes to the side which beat Scotland.

Prop Ambre Mwayembe replaces Yllana Brosseau while in the back row, Axelle Berthoumieu comes in for Charlotte Escudero, who France will deploy as a weapon off the bench.

Ratier hopes she will "tip the balance of the match" as she did against Ireland.

France's backline is unchanged for the third match in a row. Pauline Bourdon Sansus is the only member of the squad who played in France's most recent win over England (2018).

France XV: Barrat; Grando, Rousset, T Feleu, Murie; Arbez, Bourdon Sansus; Mwayembe, Lazarko, Khalfaoui, Soqeta, Fall Raclot, Berthoumieu, M Feleu (c), Champon.

Replacements: Riffonneau, Brosseau, Bernadou, Zago, Correa, Escudero, Chambon, Queyroi.

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John Mitchell makes seven changes from England’s victory in Parma, with Marlie Packer – this year’s leading try-scorer with seven – on the bench.

She is one of two changes in the back row, with Demelza Short also dropping to the bench to accommodate Sadia Kebaya and Maddie Feaunati – back from chest/shoulder and leg injuries, respectively. Abi Burton, who played at number eight against Italy, moves back to blindside flanker.

Lilli Ives Campion starts in the second row after recovering from a knee injury while Mackenzie Carson and Sarah Bern are the starting props. Maud Muir is on the bench alongside Liz Crake, who replaces Kelsey Clifford (leg).

In the backs, Mitchell returns to the back three from England’s tournament opener, with Claudia Moloney-MacDonald and Jess Breach recalled to the XV on the wings and Ellie Kildunne restored to her preferred full-back position.

England XV: Kildunne; Breach, Jones (c), Rowland, Moloney-MacDonald; Harrison, L Packer; Carson, Cokayne, Bern, Ives Campion, Burns, Burton, Kabeya, Feaunati.

Replacements: Powell, Crake, Muir, Short, M Packer, Robinson, Aitchison, Sing.

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