France took charge of the Six Nations title race in sensational style as they produced an outstanding performance to dash Ireland’s grand slam dreams with a 42-27 thrashing. The hosts’ hopes of an historic championship three-peat were left in tatters by a damaging defeat in Dublin,

PARIS (Reuters) -France have brought in centre Gael Fickou and scrumhalf Maxime Lucu for the injured Antoine Dupont in two changes from the team that crushed Ireland in the lineup named on Thursday to face Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations finale at Stade de France.

Another chance to watch Scotland’s final match in the junior version of the northern hemisphere’s most prominent rugby union tournament as they face France at the Stade Jean Bouin in Paris.