The six head coaches have confirmed their matchday 23s ahead of the opening round of the 2026 Six Nations.
This year’s action interestingly gets underway on a Thursday with France hosting Ireland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, just outside of Paris.
The reason for the early start to the tournament is to avoid a clash with the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina on Friday evening.
That means that Fabien Galthie and Andy Farrell’s men will lock horns on Thursday instead.
Team news snapshot
For the encounter, Galthie has effectively named five back-rowers in his starting France XV, with Mickael Guillard and Charles Ollivon packing down in the second row.
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