Woodward's men ready for French exam

England can complete a mini grand slam by beating France at Twickenham tomorrow – and it could prove more significant than anything else they achieve in this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship.

A Championship clean sweep might have eluded England since 1995 – final-hurdle failures during successive campaigns at Wembley, Murrayfield and Lansdowne Road still produce a collective wince among English fans.