Kit clash farce looms as France set to wear special pale blue shirt against England

"Drawing directly from the history of the rivalry, the design of the match jersey and its replica version references the original light blue jersey worn by the French team in 1906 for their first fixture against England, read a French federation statement."

"Six Nations organisers have been wary of issues with kits in the past and no longer permit Wales and Ireland to wear predominantly red and green strips respectively due to the difficulty colour-blind spectators have in differentiating between the two sets of players."

"France are gunning for the title despite last week's defeat by Scotland and will know exactly what they need to do to defend their crown when they kick off against England. They head into the final weekend top of the table on points difference."

France will wear a special pale blue anniversary kit for their Six Nations finale against England on Saturday, commemorating 120 years of rivalry between the nations. The kit is significantly lighter than France's traditional blue strip and references the original light blue jersey worn by France in 1906 for their first match against England. England will maintain their traditional white kit despite the potential for a clash. Match officials and World Rugby have approved both kits. Six Nations organisers have previously restricted Wales and Ireland from wearing predominantly red and green strips due to colour-blindness concerns. France leads the table on points difference and needs a bonus point win to secure the title, while England faces their worst Six Nations campaign if they fail to achieve their first away victory against France since 2016.

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