Nathan Hughes has revealed the areas that England will look to exploit against France when the two teams come head to head this weekend in the Six Nations, according to a report on ESPN.
Hughes believes that England can make the most out of the increased mobility that they have over their rivals. France have some giant players up front but Hughes believes that their conditioning is not good enough.
The weakness has been identified by the England coaches and players, who are all in agreement that making France move around a lot will cause them a lot of problems.
Hughes said:
Our mentality this week is to have a big start. France have some big boys and if we can move them around early in the game, that will be a big bonus for us.
We need to keep the scoreboard ticking and create a big mountain for them to climb, so it will be quite hard for them to come back.
So we need to focus on that big start and we keep talking about that for this weekend.
England are hoping to bounce back from the disappointing loss against Scotland which has dented their pursuit for a third straight Six Nations title.
Ireland are currently at the top of the standings but we could be in for a Grand Slam showdown between the two sides at Twickenham in the final fixture of the competition if results go accordingly this weekend.
