France and Ireland will open the 2026 Six Nations on a Thursday night with a blockbuster clash between the regular title ...

A full-strength France team could still board the plane to New Zealand in July, Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) president ...

Fabien Galthie ... a fast start to its Six Nations campaign, but it was always expected to win comfortably there, and taking on Ireland is a very different prospect. Galthie has made two changes ...

Bordeaux-Begles' Matthieu Jalibert made his France debut as a teenager in 2018 with expectations of a big future for the ...

The 2026 Six Nations Championship will kick off on a Thursday night for the first time as champions France host Ireland while there will only be one fallow week in the tournament. Moving such a ...

Recommended BBC and ITV secure new Six Nations deal to keep championship ... though it is understood that organisers are planning for Fabien Galthie’s side to be playing in Paris.