Ireland v France teams: Antoine Dupont returns, Sam Prendergast starts at 10 for Six Nations opener
French captain starts at scrumhalf following recovery from ACL injury sustained in last season’s game in Dublin
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Antoine Dupont heads bold, regenerated France for Ireland Six Nations clash
Fabien Galthié opts for youth with Toulouse and Bordeaux-Bègles players to the fore
Fixture details released for 2027 Rugby World Cup
Ireland will open their campaign against Portugal in Sydney on October 4th, 2027
Sam and Cian Prendergast to start for Ireland against France
Jeremy Loughman and Thomas Clarkson named in Irish frontrow
Dan Sheehan: ‘The French don’t wish you bad. They’re just looking for a good game’
Sheehan also pays tribute to career of France’s ‘top, top quality’ player Uini Atonio
Andy Farrell’s seventh Six Nations campaign looks like the most challenging yet
Still, Ireland are third favourites for this Six Nations - and for good reason
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Six Nations: Cian Prendergast in line to join brother Sam in Ireland side to play France
Connacht captain could start in backrow with Tadhg Beirne and Joe McCarthy in secondrow
France are the Six Nations team to beat despite Uini Atonio setback
Enforced retirement of popular prop might serve as an emotional lightning rod
Sam Prendergast set to keep outhalf spot for Ireland’s Six Nations opener against France
Tadhg Furlong in race to be fit for Paris match, with Michael Milne to play at loosehead
Six Nations 2026: Revitalised England are a major threat to win title
Steve Borthwick’s side have a good scrum, a decent lineout, threats at the breakdown, power in the centre and pace on the edges
Jack Conan back in his element as Ireland’s Six Nations opener approaches
Backrower considers playing for Ireland the greatest honour in his career
‘It took a while’: Tommy O’Brien hitting his stride after biding his time
Leinster winger has overcome multiple setbacks on his climb to the international ranks
This year almost feels like a French home Six Nations
Head coach Fabien Galthié is under pressure to deliver, after resting up many front-liners last summer
Matt Williams: Weakened Ireland will need help from the rugby gods to stop mighty France
With a canny manager, a formidable scrum and the ingenious Antoine Dupont, Les Bleus are red-hot favourites to win the opening game of the Six Nations
Caelan Doris: ‘Therapy opened a can of worms for me. I didn’t know what I was going to find’
A series of concussions forced Ireland rugby captain Caelan Doris to confront anxiety, emotional repression and inherited trauma. What followed was a reckoning that changed how he lives, leads and listens
Conor Murray: Respect to Lomu and McCaw, but Antoine Dupont is the greatest of all time
Michael Milne took a risk that may be about to pay off
Six Nations 2026: What can we expect from Ireland and their tricky away trips?
Injuries represent opportunities for Andy Farrell to blood new talent
Test debut for Edwin Edogbo could bolster Ireland’s firepower
Physical Munster lock looks viable option if Andy Farrell opts for 6-2 split in Six Nations opener
Ireland backs coach Andrew Goodman: ‘We’ve got to make sure we’re building belief’
Ahead of the Six Nations opening, the squad is focused on evolving its attacking and aerial game, and playing to space
Bundee Aki will be considered for Ireland after suspension
Connacht centre may feature in final Six Nations fixtures after serving four-match ban
Six Nations 2026: Six young players to watch in this year’s tournament
Who has the talent, strength, form and fitness to make an impact?
The buck stops with Caelan Doris as he says Ireland must improve discipline in Six Nations
Captain praises uncapped young forward Edwin Edogbo as team tunes up in Portugal
Bundee Aki’s hope for a World Cup finale hang in the balance after four-week suspension confirmed
Most popular Ireland player of the last decade will face uphill battle to make it back into side for final two games of Six Nations
Bundee Aki handed four-week suspension after being axed from Ireland’s Six Nations squad
Independent Disciplinary Committee hand down six-week ban following hearing but suspend two weeks for two years
Ireland’s Hugo Keenan could miss Six Nations after fracturing thumb in training
Blow to Andy Farrell after the Lions fullback had been recovering from a hip injury
The ‘meteoric rise’ of Billy Bohan from Connacht academy to Ireland Six Nations squad
Injuries to Irish frontrowers have opened the door for Bohan to earn a senior international debut
How Connacht went from runt of the IRFU litter to powerhouse province in 30 years
Facing disbandment of its professional team, Connacht found support from the likes of future taoiseach Enda Kenny
Munster boss tips loosehead forwards to deliver if called upon by Ireland
France to take on Ireland in next week’s Six Nations opener in Paris
Andy Farrell on his Six Nations ambitions: ‘We’re hunting again. We were being hunted for a while’
The Ireland coach and captain Caelan Doris are unfazed by the squad’s injury profile and painful lessons from November Tests
Should Irish players have been wrapped in cotton wool ahead of the Six Nations?
The Counter Ruck Podcast
‘Just an accident’: Antoine Dupont bears no ill will towards Ireland pair over knee injury
France captain tore his ACL when the sides met in last year’s Six Nations
Connacht’s Billy Bohan called up to Ireland squad for Portugal training camp, Jack Boyle ruled out
Leinster loosehead picked up a leg injury during Leinster’s URC win over Connacht
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