Rugby expert Danny Till has picked out two tips for the Six Nations, England v France.
England know that their hopes of defending their Six Nations crown are gone, but they will be looking to spoil the party of tournament favourites France, who travel to Twickenham on Saturday for another chapter in this iconic rivalry.
France missed their round three engagement with Scotland due to a Covid outbreak in the squad, but were two for two before that and very much continuing their upward trajectory. While England looked rudderless in the losses to Scotland and Wales.
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Ollivon the man to back again at a big price
Having tipped up French skipper Charles Ollivon in the tournament top tryscorer market, I was disappointed that he couldn’t get on the scoresheet against Italy in round one, but he made up for it in round two finishing off a glorious move for the first score in Dublin.
Much like star scrum half, Ollivon has become the a key cog in this French side. His work in the lineout and carrying in the wider channels are essential to the attacking shape of Fabien Galthie’s side and against an England defence which hasn’t quite been at the races during this tournament he can profit once again.
The Toulon flanker scored two tries in the reverse fixture in 2020 and now has eight tries in 20 appearances for Les Bleus. At a best of price of 9/1 I’m confident Ollivon can add to this haul.
Plenty of points on the cards at Twickenham
The weather on Saturday looks set to be dry, which will help both sides play front foot, attacking rugby. While England’s discipline was woeful in Cardiff their attack looked sharp and they scored some well worked tries.
The same can be said of France who crafted two beautiful scores against Ireland in round two and should have had at least two more were it not for handling errors.
The last 10 Six Nations meetings between the sides average 46 points and Frances last three away games in the Six Nations also average 46 points. With that in mind I’m backing over 41.5 points.
