Eddie Jones has set England's sights on winning the Grand Slam after they were crowned RBS 6 Nations champions, but are likely to be missing Joe Marler for the trip to Paris.
Marler apologised to Samson Lee for verbally abusing the Wales prop in Saturday's 25-21 victory at Twickenham and the citing officer has up to 48 hours after the final whistle to lodge a complaint.
Tournament organisers have confirmed they are investigating an incident in the first-half in which Lee can be heard on referee Craig Joubert's microphone being called a "gypsy boy".
Verbal abuse of a player based on religion, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or otherwise carries a minimum sanction of a four-week suspension.
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"Joe spoke to Samson at half-time to apologise and he was reminded by (head coach) Eddie Jones of his responsibilities as an England player after the game," a Rugby Football Union statement read.
The admission of guilt from Marler, who could also be cited for striking prop Rob Evans in the same half, all but guarantees a ban if he appears before a hearing, but England will not allow the development to take the gloss of their first title win since 2011.
France's 29-18 defeat to Scotland on Sunday afternoon swept them over the finishing line with a round to spare.
More treasured riches are on offer in Paris next Saturday, however, when England will seek to complete their first Grand Slam since Martin Johnson's World Cup winners of 2003.
Jones insists the prospect of completing the ultimate challenge in northern hemisphere rugby ensures the victory festivities will be restrained.
"The emotions were a bit mixed to be honest," Jones told the BBC.
"It's obviously nice to win the Championship, but as a team we feel like we haven't achieved what we want to achieve and that's the Grand Slam.
"If we prepare well, we'll do the business. We'll go to Paris confident.
"France were always going to be a difficult side and they showed at times against Scotland that they can play sublime rugby.
"At other times it's not so sublime, so we need to make sure they don't have too many sublime moments.
"Winning the title is a fantastic achievement by the team. The squad is still very much the same one from the World Cup, so the squad has changed themselves and the real credit goes to the players."
