England prop Joe Marler has been dropped to the bench for their crunch clash with France on Saturday. He’s replaced in the starting fifteen by Mako Vunipola as England chase a Six Nations grand slam in Paris. Despite escaping punishment for verbally abusing Wales prop Samson Lee and striking Rob Evans, Marler will still feature as a substitute. Scrum-half Ben Youngs will also drop to the bench in favour of Danny Care. England are already champions after Scotland’s victory over France last week, but will complete a white wash if they can beat the French in their final game. Kick-off is at midnight UAE time on Saturday.

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