BATH lock Dave Attwood has missed out on England's RBS 6 Nations finale against France on Saturday, with Leicester's Geoff Parling promoted to the second row and recalled Nick Easter to the bench for the Twickenham clash.
The solitary change to the starting XV that toppled Scotland 25-13 last weekend sees Parling replace Attwood, who has been dropped from the 23 altogether.
Instead, head coach Stuart Lancaster has looked to Easter to provide lock cover among the replacements as England aim to clinch a first Championship since 2011.
Attwood has started all four matches of the tournament but misses out on the final instalment with Lancaster believing the street-wise Easter is a better option to reinforce the final push for silverware.
Bath fly-half George Ford, centre Jonathan Joseph and wing Anthony Watson retain their places,
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