Graham Rowntree: 'England pumped up for France clash'

England forwards coach Graham Rowntree has insisted that the team is fully focused on beating France this weekend.

The two sides will go head to head at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday in a warm-up game ahead of the Rugby World Cup.

Despite nothing riding on the match, Rowntree has warned Les Bleus that England are pumped up for the encounter.

"We want to win the game - it's France at Twickenham," he told Sky Sports News. "We want to win all of these warm-up games. We want to see all the stuff we've been doing on the field come together. The lads are ready for a match, believe me.

"And it's a big opportunity for many guys, in fact for all of them. We're looking at different combinations, so there are a lot of things that are up in the air for people."

Stuart Lancaster recently announced that the likes of Sam Burgess, Henry Slade and Calum Clark would all start against the French.