{"id":460659,"date":"2026-02-05T19:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460659\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T19:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:15:07","slug":"france-vs-ireland-rugby-score-live-updates-six-nations-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/460659\/","title":{"rendered":"France Vs. Ireland Rugby Score, Live Updates, Six Nations 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Six Nations is underway with a heavyweight opener in Paris, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/teams\/6822543-ireland-mens-rugby\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ireland\u00a0<\/a>travels to the Stade de France to face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/teams\/6822547-france-mens-rugby\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">France<\/a> in one of the toughest road tests in international rugby.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With a hostile crowd, championship implications from the opening whistle, and no shortage of star power on either side, Round 1 begins with a matchup that already feels decisive.<\/p>\n<p>France welcomes back Antoine Dupont to the international stage for the first time in nearly a year, and the talismanic scrum-half headlines a squad loaded with pace, power, and depth. From Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Theo Attissogbe out wide to a bruising forward pack, Les Bleus look every bit like a team capable of running the table in this year\u2019s tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Across from them, Andy Farrell\u2019s Ireland arrives with a point to prove after missing out on last year\u2019s Six Nations title, and with some bold selection calls that have set the tone early.<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff is set for 3:10 p.m. ET on Feb. 5, and everything is in place for a classic Six Nations showdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow along here for live updates, key moments, and analysis as France and Ireland open the 2026 championship under the lights in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>France Vs. Ireland Kickoff Time<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Six Nations opening match between France and Ireland kicks off at 3:10 p.m. ET at Stade de France.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where To Watch France Vs. Ireland Rugby<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Six Nations Championship will be broadcast on different networks all over the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you live in the USA, you can watch the games on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>UK: BBC \/ ITVUSA: PeacockIreland: RT\u00c9 \/ Virgin MediaWales: BBC \/ S4CFrance: France T\u00e9l\u00e9visionsItaly: Sky Sport ItaliaSouth Africa: SuperSportAustralia: Stan SportNew Zealand: Sky Sport NZFrance Rugby LineupJean-Baptiste GrosJulien MarchandDorian AldegheriCharles OllivonMickael GuillardFrancois CrosOscar JegouAnthony JelonchAntoine DupontMatthieu JalibertLouis Bielle-BiarreyYoram MoefanaNicolas DepoortereTheo AttissogbeThomas Ramos<\/p>\n<p>Substitutes:\u00a016. Peato Mauvaka, 17. Rodrigue Neti, 18. Regis Montagne, 19. Hugo Auradou, 20. Emmanuel Meafou, 21. Lenni Nouchi, 22. Baptiste Serin, 23. Kalvin Gourgues<\/p>\n<p>Ireland Rugby LineupJeremy LoughmanDan SheehanThomas ClarksonJoe McCarthyTadhg BeirneCian PrendergastJosh van der FlierCaelan DorisJamison Gibson-ParkSam PrendergastJacob StockdaleStuart McCloskeyGarry RingroseTommy O&#8217;BrienJamie Osborne<\/p>\n<p>Substitutes:\u00a016. Ronan Kelleher, 17. Michael Milne, 18. Finlay Bealham, 19. James Ryan, 20. Jack Conan, 21. Nick Timoney, 22. Craig Casey, 23. Jack Crowley<\/p>\n<p>Antoine Dupont Is Back<\/p>\n<p>A reminder of the effect the Le Ministre de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur can have on a game.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Antoine Dupont \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>3 ans apr\u00e8s, on ne s&#8217;est toujours pas remis de ce sauvetage d\u00e9fensif exceptionnel du capitaine des Bleus \ud83d\udc99<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GreatnessM6N?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GreatnessM6N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Since1883?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Since1883<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TVTzLexGMn\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TVTzLexGMn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Six Nations (FR) (@SixNations_FR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SixNations_FR\/status\/2019433333865025631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 5, 2026<\/a>Match Day In Paris<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here for business. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SOQ7qoNkcs\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/SOQ7qoNkcs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishRugby\/status\/2019476632000405934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 5, 2026<\/a>Six Nations 2026 Fixtures<\/p>\n<p>Round 1<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 5 \u2013 France vs. Ireland \u2013 3:10 p.m. ETFeb. 7 \u2013 Italy vs. Scotland \u2013 9:10 a.m. ETFeb. 7 \u2013 England vs. Wales \u2013 11:40 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Round 2<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 14 \u2013 Ireland vs. Italy \u2013 9:10 a.m. ETFeb. 14 \u2013 Scotland vs. England \u2013 11:40 a.m. ETFeb. 15 \u2013 Wales vs. France \u2013 10:10 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Round 3<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 21 \u2013 England vs. Ireland \u2013 9:10 a.m. ETFeb. 21 \u2013 Wales vs. Scotland \u2013 11:40 a.m. ETFeb. 22 \u2013 France vs. Italy \u2013 10:10 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Round 4<\/p>\n<p>March 6 \u2013 Ireland vs. Wales \u2013 3:10 p.m. ETMarch 7 \u2013 Scotland vs. France \u2013 9:10 a.m. ETMarch 7 \u2013 Italy vs. England \u2013 11:40 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Round 5<\/p>\n<p>March 14 \u2013 Ireland vs. Scotland \u2013 10:10 a.m. ETMarch 14 \u2013 Wales vs. Italy \u2013 12:40 p.m. ETMarch 14 \u2013 France vs. England \u2013 4:10 p.m. ETWhat Countries Compete In the Six Nations?How To Watch The 2026 Rugby Europe Championship<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florugby.com\/collections\/tag\/rugby-europe\/event?view=live-and-upcoming\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The 2026 Rugby Europe Championship will be broadcast on FloRugby and the FloSports App in the United States.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What Channel Is Six Nations On?<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Six Nations Championship will be broadcast on different networks all over the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you live in the USA, you can watch the games on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>UK: BBC \/ ITVUSA: PeacockIreland: RT\u00c9 \/ Virgin MediaWales: BBC \/ S4CFrance: France T\u00e9l\u00e9visionsItaly: Sky Sport ItaliaSouth Africa: SuperSportAustralia: Stan SportNew Zealand: Sky Sport NZWatch Ireland Vs. South Africa From 2024<\/p>\n<p>How To Watch Rugby Matches In The United States On FloRugby<\/p>\n<p>Professional club rugby in Europe all streams on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States. FloRugby and FloSports also are the U.S. home to:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Join The Rugby Conversation On FloRugby Social<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Six Nations is underway with a heavyweight opener in Paris, as Ireland\u00a0travels to the Stade de&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-460659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}