France and Ireland face off at the Stade Vélodrome for the opening match of the Six Nations Tournament. Three months after the elimination in the quarter-finals of "its" World Cup played at home, the XV of France faces Ireland, another injured beast of the World Cup, in a spirit of reconquest.
The star and the French captain, Antoine Dupont, is replaced for the first time in his role as captain by his long-time friend, the third row center Grégory Alldritt.