France deliver epic performance to win in Dublin but lose Antoine Dupont to injury. We’re in Dublin reacting to an extraordinary French victory to end Irish hopes of a Grand Slam and put themselves in pole position for the Six Nations title next week.

With the Six Nations title race beautifully poised, top two Ireland and France meet in another high-stakes game in Dublin.

TV channel: In the UK, Ireland vs France is being shown live and free-to-air on ITV1, with coverage of the rugby beginning at 1:25pm GMT. Live stream: Live coverage of the game is also available online via ITVX. Live blog: Follow the action this afternoon with Standard Sport’s live blog.

Ireland rugby greats Conor Murray, Peter O'Mahony and Cian Healy will make their last home appearance in Dublin on Saturday.

The Welsh and Irish Governments are working together on safeguarding and building on the links between the two countries across the Irish Sea, the two governments said today.

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From the 2026 Six Nations onwards Ireland and France will contest a new cup, which is yet to be made or officially named. The new trophy will sit alongside the likes of the Calcutta Cup, the Millennium Trophy, the Centenary Quaich, the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy, the Auld Alliance Trophy, and the Doddie Weir Cup.

France produced a devastating second-half display to hammer Ireland 42-27 in Dublin to destroy the hosts’ hopes of the Six Nations Grand Slam and make themselves favourites to win the title. The French scored five tries - two to Louis Bielle-Biarrey - as they ran the Irish ragged,

Ireland and France coaches Simon Easterby and Fabien Galthie make risky selections and bench calls ahead of Saturdays crunch Six Nations meeting in Dublin; Englands Steve Borthwick says Marcus Smith w

Rugby’s Greatest Championship continues this weekend with matches at the Aviva Stadium, Murrayfield and Twickenham.

Ireland center Garry Ringrose was suspended for three games on Thursday for his 20-minute red card in the victory over Wales last weekend. Ireland prevailed 27-18 without Ringrose. The third game covered by the suspension,