England vs France Rugby League World Cup Tips & Prediction - England to pile more misery on France
England face France in the Rugby League World Cup with predictions favoring a dominant English win. France recently conceded 14 tries in a poor display against Samoa, and England's defense may keep France scoreless, as seen in previous encounters. Despite England’s struggles against elite nations, they historically overpower France, as shown by 23 straight victories. The article tips England to win by 40+ points, with value placed on Dom Young to score multiple tries, and suggests England will comfortably cover a -40.5 line with a game total under 59.5 points.
- England vs France predictions for Saturday's Rugby League World Cup game
- France winless vs England since 1981; coming off huge loss vs Samoa
- England kept France scoreless in their second-most recent meeting in 2023
- The game is scheduled for kick off at 5.35pm AEDT on Saturday October 24
England vs France Rugby League World Cup Tips & Prediction
France conceded 14 tries in their Rugby League World Cup opener in an abysmal performance - England should be able to win Saturday's clash by 40+ points, with some value on a shut-out in Perth.
It's a shame that England's World Cup is probably already over due to the structure of the tournament - they need to significantly bolster their points differential with big wins over France & PNG and rely on other unlikely results involving Tonga and Samoa going their way.
But as far as this match is concerned, the Three Lions should come away with a thumping victory over a French side that was embarrassed 78-4 by Samoa last weekend.
England were better than the scoreline suggests in their 30-12 defeat to Tonga and their defence might be strong enough to keep France scoreless - just as it was three years ago in a 64-0 thrashing.
England to cover a -40.5 line & a Game Total of Under 59.5 points are the main plays, with Dom Young a good chance for 2+ tries on the wing.
England vs France Stats & Trends
- England have won the last 23 meetings dating back to 1981
- France have scored 1 or 0 tries in eight of their last 11 games vs England
- Five of the last seven meetings have produced Under 59.5 total points
- Dom Young scored 23 tries this NRL season, including six doubles
- Young has also scored 10 tries in nine appearances for England, including last week vs Tonga
England vs France Head To Head
As mentioned, England have won the last 23 encounters between the two nations spanning across five decades.
Last Five H2H Meetings
| Year | Winner | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England | 40–8 | Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| 2023 | England | 64–0 | Halliwell Jones Stadium |
| 2022 | England | 42–18 | University of Bolton Stadium |
| 2021 | England | 30–10 | Stade Gilbert Brutus |
| 2018 | England | 44–6 | Leigh Sports Village |
England Form Analysis
England had their chances against Tonga, especially in the first half, but they couldn't take advantage of some good field position and ultimately faded in the second half, going down 30-12.
Attack and creativity in the halves is England's downfall against the elite Rugby League nations - they've also been limited to single-digit scores in their last five games against Australia, while they failed to score in their most-recent clash with New Zealand.
The Three Lions were also poor with their ball control, completing just 29/41 sets. Young and AJ Brimson crossed for their two tries.
France Form Analysis
It was a nightmare opening game for France as they leaked 78 points and managed just the one try against Samoa, who didn't even need to play that well to rack up a cricket score.
Obviously France are the whipping boys of this Rugby League World Cup and it won't be a case of if they lose to England, but by how much.
The French qualified for this World Cup by beating Ukraine, Wales, Morocco and Jamaica, but lack the class to compete with the elite nations.
England vs France Team News
Thomas Lacans moves to five-eighth for France, while Romeo Tropis comes in at centre and Guillermo Aispur-Bichet goes to the wing. Captain Ben Garcia shifts from hooker to lock, with Amir Bourouh shifting to dummy-half.
England are unchanged form last week's loss to Tonga.
| England | Position | France |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Brimson | 1 – Fullback | Arthur Mourgue |
| Dominic Young | 2 – Winger | Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet |
| Hugo Savala | 3 – Centre | Latrell Siegwalt |
| Herbie Farnworth | 4 – Centre | Romeo Tropis |
| Zach Eckersley | 5 – Winger | Benjamin Laguerre |
| George Williams (C) | 6 – Five-Eighth | Thomas Lacans |
| Harry Smith | 7 – Halfback | Theo Fages |
| Max King | 8 – Prop | Romain Navarrete |
| Brad O'Neill | 9 – Hooker | Amir Bourouh |
| Luke Thompson | 10 – Prop | Julian Bousquet |
| Junior Nsemba | 11 – Second Row | Arthur Romano |
| Kai Pearce-Paul | 12 – Second Row | Mathieu Jussaume |
| Victor Radley | 13 – Lock | Benjamin Garcia (C) |
| Jez Litten | 14 – Interchange | Cesar Rouge |
| Ben Currie | 15 – Interchange | Lambert Belmas |
| Ethan Havard | 16 – Interchange | Mathieu Cozza |
| Sam Walters | 17 – Interchange | Louis Grossemy |
| Jack Welsby | 18 – Interchange | Jordan Dezaria |
| Matty Ashton | 19 – Interchange | Fouad Yaha |
| Kallum Watkins | 20 – Reserve | Jowasa Drodrolagi |
| Mikey Lewis | 21 – Reserve | Tiaki Chan |
| Ben Talty | 22 – Reserve | Alrix Da Costa |
Verdict
England should cruise to a dominant victory and might just keep the French scoreless again.
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