France and Ireland resume their respective Guinness Six Nations title bids with Saturday’s crunch clash in Paris.
Les Bleus began the tournament by recovering from a slow start to see off Italy, while the Irish are seeking a 10th consecutive Test win after brushing aside reigning champions Wales.
Here, the PA news agency picks out some of the main talking points ahead of a mouth-watering meeting at Stade de France.
Title decider?
Here is how the #GuinnessSIxNations table looks after R1️⃣!
Where does your team sit? ? pic.twitter.com/VNrblb3b1a
— Guinness Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 6, 2022
Title talk may seem a tad early given it is only week two of the tournament but there is already a feeling this game could go a long way to deciding the outcome of this year’s Six Nations. Understandably so. Both teams recorded stunning autumn wins over the All Blacks and have earned plenty of admirers for their respective brands of exciting, attacking rugby. While silverware is likely to be far from the minds of coaches and players at this stage, the victors will certainly become red-hot favourites for championship glory.
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