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Hosts including Mark Pougatch present action, highlights and analysis from the tournament.

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Episode 1: France v Ireland

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France v Ireland (Kick-off 8.10pm). Jill Douglas presents coverage of the opening match of the championship, held at Stade de France in Paris. Tonight's hosts are the reigning champions, having won four games in 2025, the same as England and this evening's opponents, but claimed one bonus point more. The French's 42-27 victory in Dublin in the fourth round of fixtures proved pivotal, but it was the Irish who prevailed 38-17 in Marseille when the sides last met in this competition on French soil in 2024. With analysis from Brian O'Driscoll, Rory Best and Benjamin Kayser, reports from Ronan O'Gara and Gabriel Clarke, and commentary by Miles Harrison and Ben Kay

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Michael Potts

Reigning champions France kick start their Six Nations title defence with a blockbuster opening match at the Stade de France in Paris against Ireland.

These two teams have dominated the competition in recent years, carving up the last four tournaments between them, not allowing their rivals a sniff of success. France, the pre- tournament favourites, welcome back superstar Antoine Dupont to the fold for his first international appearance since limping out of this same fixture with a ruptured ACL in Dublin last March. Meanwhile coach Andy Farrell has been restored to the Irish hot seat following his absence in 2025 to take charge of the British and Irish Lions for their tour of Australia.

However, England enter the competition as the in-form team, having won their last 11 matches. That fact only raises the stakes in this opening clash. You can’t win the Six Nations in round one… but you can lose it.

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