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England Women set for Six Nations showdown with France

Harriet Millar-Mills of England offloads during the Women's Six Nations match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium
Image: Harriet Millar-Mills (middle) is in the starting line-up to face France

England Women coach Scott Bemand has made just one change to his starting line-up for their Six Nations showdown with France on Friday night.

Harriet Millar-Mills comes into the side in place of Abbie Scott, who injured her knee in last weekend's 20-13 win over Wales at Twickenham Stoop.

England are on course for the Grand Slam after winning their opening four matches of the competition but France - who boast a superior points-difference - can still claim the crown if they win the head-to-head contest in Vannes, Brittany.

Bemand is ready for a tough clash but remains upbeat about their chances of success as they look to claim their first Six Nations title since 2012.

"We are competing in a Grand Slam match and this will be a championship decider," he told the RFU's official website.

"We set a high bar for ourselves and we are where we wanted to be at this point in the tournament.

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England's Amber Reed looks ahead to the Six Nations decider against France

"Our ambition is to go to France and win. This is going to be a hard, physical game and in front of a home crowd, France will step up their physicality.

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"We're ready for that but remember, they've got to deal with us."

England: 15 Katie Mason, 14 Lydia Thompson, 13 Lauren Cattell, 12 Ceri Large, 11 Lotte Clapp, 10 Amber Reed, 9 La Toya Mason; 1 Rochelle Clark, 2 Emma Croker, 3 Vickii Cornborough, 4 Emily Braund, 5 Tamara Taylor, 6 Harriet Millar-Mills, 7 Izzy Noel-Smith, 8 Sarah Hunter.

Replacements: 16 Amy Cokayne, 17 Heather Kerr, 18 Bianca Dawson, 19 Poppy Leitch, 20 Poppy Cleall, 21 Bianca Blackburn, 22 Leanne Riley, 23 Ruth Laybourn.

Watch France Women v England Women, live on Sky Sports 3 HD via the red button from 7.55pm on Friday.

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