Despite injuries and tough away trips Fabien Galthié‘s side have enough quality to beat everyone if they keep themselves focused

The Six Nations begins on Friday under the lights in Paris, drawing back the curtain on the most exciting six weeks of rugby action the northern hemisphere has to offer.

France captain Antoine Dupont said on Thursday the inclusion of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou in the team to face Wales in this week's Six Nations opener has had no impact on the squad. "We've spoken as a team that there's a lot of noise outside,

A France side bolstered by Antoine Dupont will begin their quest to deny Ireland an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title when they launch this year's edition at home to Wales on Friday.Scrum-half Dupont missed last year's tournament to focus on rugby sevens in the build-up to the Paris Games and his decision paid off in style with an Olympic gold medal at the Stade de France.

Defending champions Ireland are 7/4 joint-favourites with France ahead of the 2025 Six Nations Championship, which kicks off on Friday

and further support is coming from France. He said the main focus this week is around restoring power and water. Workers clearing a fallen tree in Dublin as ESB networks continue to reconnect ...

Sam Prendergast will be in the spotlight when Ireland begin their quest for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title against England in Dublin on Saturday.

Ireland has called in help from England and France to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people after the most disruptive storm for years.

Technicians from England and France are set to help restore power to homes and businesses across Ireland following Storm Eowyn.

“We’re bringing additional people from England today and we’re looking for people from France, additional technicians ... Sunday for counties Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow ...

Technicians from England and France are set to help restore power to homes and businesses across Ireland following Storm Eowyn. More than 300,000 remain without power across Ireland following record-setting wind speeds. Some 768,000 were without power during the peak of the destruction caused by the storm on Friday.

England World Cup winner Lewis Moody has blasted the RFU's 'absurd' rule that prevents Jack Willis from playing in the Six Nations. The Rugby Football Union currently enforces a policy that prevents any England-qualified player based overseas from being selected by Steve Borthwick unless it is in exceptional circumstances.