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

WITH THE SIX Nations getting underway this weekend, we rank the contenders ahead of the opening round of fixtures. On paper, there’s not much to seperate Ireland and France, but Les Bleus might just be in a better place at the moment.

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.

A capsule look at England, France, defending champion Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations, which starts on Friday.

New Zealand can never be underestimated and are sure to be strongly in the mix, but there’s good reason why many feel France will be the biggest challengers to the Springboks when they go in quest of a three-peat at the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Fabien Galthie's in-form France start this year's Six Nations by hosting struggling Wales on Friday with the head coach fully aware of the challenge of winning the title.

More rainy and windy weather battered the U.K. and Ireland on Sunday, with a gust of 82 mph (132 kph) recorded at Predannack in southwest England. It was part of a new system named Storm Herminia by weather authorities in Spain, which was bracing for severe impact.

Will a returning Antoine Dupont lead France to victory? And is there any end to Wales’ woe? A thrilling campaign

Men's Six Nations gets underway on January 31. Here's how last year's rugby union international tournament unfolded.

Jon Newcombe looks ahead to the 2025 Six Nations, where France and Wales are both expected to justify their respective favourites' tags.

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 ...