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France face off against Ireland in Six Nations Round 1 on Thu 5th February 2026 at Stade de France. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:10 and is broadcast on ITV X, ITV. In South Africa it’s at 22:10 SAST on SuperSport, 09:10 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 07:10 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 12:10 EST in the US.
France won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 4 and France in position 5, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for France vs Ireland 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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