ENGLAND will warm up for the visit of New Zealand in the autumn with an international against France on October 20.

The game, which will be held in England a week before the first of three Tests against the Kiwis, will enable coach Wayne Bennett to give run-outs to his NRL-based players and those not involved in the Super League Grand Final a week earlier.

It will be England’s first meeting with the French since their 36-6 victory in the group stages of the 2017 World Cup in Perth last November.