LIVEFrance v Ireland, live Six Nations minute-by-minute updates

Follow along for updates and analysis as Andy Farrell's men kick off the 2026 championship with a daunting Thursday night test at the Stade de France in Paris

UP AND RUNNING: France's Louis Bielle-Biarrey breaks through to score their first try of the game during the Guinness Men's Six Nations match at the Stade de France, Paris. Picture date: Thursday February 5, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Adam Davy/PA Wire

France 22 Ireland 0

38mins: That third was a wonderful team try for the hosts who have played some spellbinding stuff in a half that has gone by in a blur of brilliant blue. Yet the green-tinted lenses have found little positive to focus on. Bielle-Biarrey was threatening again before Osborne snuffed it out. Halftime can't come quickly enough for Farrell.