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Do Ireland need to roll the dice and bank on blooding young talent to break their World Cup curse next year?


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France U20 v Ireland U20
U20 Six Nations - Round 1
Last 5 Games
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
France U20 v Ireland U20
U20 Six Nations - Round 1
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Luka Keletaona
Christopher Barrett
Dylan McNeice
Diarmaid O'Connell
Melvyn Rates
Yanis Basse
Melvyn Rates
Christopher Barrett
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
France U20 face off against Ireland U20 in U20 Six Nations Round 1 on Sat 7th February 2026 at Stade Aimé Giral. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 22:00 SAST, 09:00 NZST in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.
France U20 won the last encounter but France U20 are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Ireland U20 in 1st and France U20 in 2nd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for France U20 vs Ireland U20 will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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