Marler joins his Quins colleagues George Lowe, Seb Stegmann, Chris York and Tom Sargeant in the match day 22, with Lowe, Stegmann and York all retaining their starting places.

Marler, who has just returned from injury, joins Sargeant on the bench. Quins now have the highest number of representatives in the England U20's match day squad, which is a clear testament to the talent of the Academy boys, and the hard-work and dedication put in by both the players and the coaches.

Both England and France will be out to get maximum points from the game, to put pressure on the tournament leaders, Ireland, who face Scotland in Perth.

Friday night's game is live on SkySports3 with coverage starting at 7.30pm, kick-off 8.00pm

England Under 20

15 Greig Tonks (Leicester Tigers)
14 Seb Stegmann (Harlequins)
13 Luke Eves (Bristol Rugby, captain)
12 Tom Casson (Saracens)
11 George Lowe (Harlequins)
10 Rory Clegg (Newcastle Falcons)
9 Dan White (Leeds Carnegie)
1 Ben Moon (Exeter Chiefs)
2 Jamie George (Saracens)
3 Bob Baker (London Wasps)
4 James Gaskell (Sale Sharks)
5 Dan Williams (Gloucester Rugby)
6 Jamie Gibson (London Irish)
7 Jacob Rowan (Leeds Carnegie)
8 Chris York (Harlequins)

Replacements
16 Arthur Ellis (London Wasps)
17 Joe Marler (Harlequins)
18 Peter Elder (London Wasps)
19 Tom Sargeant (Harlequins)
20 Sam Harrison (Leicester Tigers)
21 Freddie Burns (Gloucester Rugby)
22 Will Hurrell (Leicester Tigers)