Savvy to rugby’s law book, England deploy a forward in the ‘plus one’ position, exploiting a loophole that permits the player to join the line-out once the ball leaves the hooker’s hands.

Throwing into the line-out has long been known colloquially in rugby as “arrows”, with references to “hitting double top” and such-like. And to read some of the social-media commentary ...

Telegraph Sport’s rugby writers pick their XV for the match ... see Ollie Chessum promoted to six to give England more line-out options and heft. Start Chessum to disrupt France line-out England ...