Ireland vs France: Kick-off time, how to watch, team news

Arguably the most anticipated match of the Six Nations is here, with Ireland hosting France in Dublin on Saturday.

While France dropped points against England last month, Ireland are still in with a chance of claiming the Grand Slam.

The hosts will look to put a marker down and a win would all but secure another Six Nations crown, but it won’t be easy against a France side who will believe they can still take the title.

Here is everything you need to know about Saturday’s clash.

Key details:

When: Saturday, March 8 at 2.15 p.m. UK

Where: Aviva Stadium, Dublin

How to watch: You can wach live on the ITV (UK). You can also follow along with live updates on ESPN.

Officials: Referee: Angus Gardner (Aus)

Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley (Eng) & Christophe Ridley (Eng)

Television Match Official: Ian Tempest (Eng)

Lineups:

Ireland: To be announced.

Replacements:

France: To be announced.

Replacements:

Team news:

Ireland:

France:

Information from Reuters contributed to the team news of this report.

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Source: espn.com