England Currently 1/7 To Win in Six Nations Match Against France

Published on February 3rd, 2017 3:55 pm EST
Rugby match between England and France - Ball illustration and nation flags (rounded).

Round 1 of the RBS 6 Nations event will get underway this weekend with three matches - Scotland vs Ireland, England vs France and Italy vs Wales.

England vs France will kick off at 16:50 GMT on Saturday afternoon and will be played at Twickenham Stadium.

England has opened up as a big favourite to win against France, as evidenced by these odds:

England, 1/7
France, 5/1
Draw, 33/1

The handicap looks like this:

England -13, 10/11
France +13, 11/10

Some of the top first tryscorer odds:

Jonny May, 7/1
Elliot Daly, 9/1
Jonathan Joseph, 10/1
Jack Nowell, 9/1
Noa Nakaitaci, 12/1

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These odds should not come as a surprise, given the current outright winner odds for the entire event:

England, 4/5
Ireland, 9/4
Wales, 7/1
France, 12/1
Scotland, 20/1
Italy, 1000/1

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The game that everyone is looking forward to watching, Ireland vs England, isn't scheduled to take place until March 18th. This will be the final game of Round 5.