"Share France welcome back Antoine Dupont as scrum-half and captain, where he will reform his partnership from the last World Cup with Mathieu Jalibert. In the forwards, an exciting new boilerhouse pairing of Charles Ollivon and Mickael Guillard will bring some dynamism. Anthony Jelonch is preferred to Alldritt at 8. Ireland have taken a back to the future approach, with Stuart McCloskey and Jacob Stockdale returning to the back division in a major tournament."
"France Thomas Ramos; Theo Attissogbe, Nicolas Depoortere, Yoram Moefana, Louis Bielle-Biarrey; Matthieu Jalibert, Antoine Dupont; JeanBaptiste Gros, Julien Marchand, Dorian Aldegheri; Charles Ollivon, Mickael Guillard; Francois Cros, Oscar Jegou, Anthony Jelonch. Replacements: Peato Mauvaka, Rodrigue Neti, Regis Montagne, Hugo Auradou, Emmanuel Meafou, Lenni Nouchi, Baptiste Serin, Kalvin Gourgues. Ireland Jamie Osborne; Tommy O'Brien, Garry Ringrose, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale; Sam Prendergast, Jamison GibsonPark;"
"Here's one you've not heard before: welcome to this Thursday evening opening match of the Six Nations. What with this, all the AI telling us stuff that's wrong, and washing machines that inexplicably have wifi, truly we are living in the future. The future is very much the concern for both of these teams as this marks the proper start of the Rugby World Cup 2027 run-in."
France name Antoine Dupont at scrum-half and captain, reuniting him with Matthieu Jalibert from the last World Cup. The French pack features a new physical pairing in Charles Ollivon and Mickael Guillard with Anthony Jelonch chosen at number eight. Ireland recall Stuart McCloskey and Jacob Stockdale to the backline while Jamie Osborne continues at fullback in Hugo Keenan's absence, and Sam Prendergast starts at fly-half. Injuries force Jeremy Loughman and Thomas Clarkson into Ireland's front row with Michael Milne on the bench. The match functions as the formal start of the Rugby World Cup 2027 run-in for both nations.
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