Romain Ntamack will make his first appearance for France for 17 months in their Six Nations opener against Wales on Friday.

In December, case against Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou was dropped after two forwards had faced accusations in Argentina

Coach Fabien Galthié's side faces Wales on Jan. 31 at Stade de France and is seeking a second Six Nations title in four years. Jegou, a flanker with La Rochelle in the Top 14, and Pau lock Auradou resumed playing with their clubs three months ago.

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Interim boss Simon Easterby, stepping in for Andy Farrell, named his Ireland team to play England at the Aviva Stadium

The Ireland squad to face England in Saturday's Guinness Six Nations Opener will be announced by interim boss Simon Easterby this afternoon. With Andy Farrell seconded on British and Irish Lions duty, defence coach Easterby has stepped into the breach and will lead the side throughout most of 2025.

France vs Wales betting tips. France to win by 1-12 points - 7/2 BoyleSports. The 2025 Six Nations gets underway on Friday when Wales travel to Paris to take on the bookmakers’

Wales face a stiff opening challenge as they bid to end their losing run against France in the opening fixture of the Six Nations. Warren Gatland’s side went the entirety of 2024 without Test success,

Match preview, team news and key stats as France host Wales in the opening game of the 2025 Men's Six Nations.

Dupont links up with Toulouse colleague Romain Ntamack as his half-back partner, and there is a start for exciting Pau wing Theo Attissogbe for the injured Damian Penaud

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France go into the 2025 Six Nations as favourites, bolstered by the idea their god-like superstar Antoine Dupont is back following switching codes to win Sevens gold at the Paris Olympics. God-like superstar? Dupont is the only person in history to have won both the Mens XV and Sevens World Player of the Year awards.