Everything you need to know about the Ireland vs France Six Nations 2024 kick-off.
The Six Nations returns this week with Ireland vs France on Friday, 2 February, at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille, kicking off the 2024 season.
Without Johnny Sexton at the helm, the Irish team looks a little bit different this year. Read on to find out more about where to watch the first match of the tournament and more.
Ireland vs France – kicking off the Six Nations 2024
Ireland will take on France at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille on Friday, 2 February, at 8 pm (GMT). Both teams failed to get past the quarter-finals of last year’s Rugby World Cup, so all eyes are on this Six Nations match.
RTÉ and Virgin Media Television have released details of their joint Six Nations coverage, with all 15 men’s Six Nations games live and free-to-air across the two broadcasters.
For Ireland vs France, the game will be live on Virgin Media Television, with RTÉ’s coverage starting the following day with Wales vs Scotland.
In the UK, all Six Nations matches will be shown on BBC, BBC iPlayer, and ITV1, with streaming available on ITVX.
Ireland’s Six Nations Squad 2024 – the full team
Ireland is without a few familiar faces for the Six Nations 2024, including former captain Johnny Sexton, Keith Earls, and Andrew Conway.
Here is the current 2024 Six Nations Irish team:
Forwards
Ryan Baird (Leinster) 15 caps
Finlay Bealham (Connacht) 36 caps
Tadhg Beirne (Munster) 46 caps
Jack Conan (Leinster) 41 caps
Caelan Doris (Leinster) 36 caps
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster) 72 caps
Cian Healy (Leinster) 125 caps
Iain Henderson (Ulster) 79 caps
Ronan Kelleher (Leinster) 26 caps
Jeremy Loughman (Munster) 4 caps
Joe McCarthy (Leinster) 5 caps
Peter O’Mahony (Munster) (captain) 101 caps
Tom O’Toole (Ulster) 12 caps
Andrew Porter (Leinster) 59 caps
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 59
Dan Sheehan (Leinster) 21 caps
Tom Stewart (Ulster) 2 caps
Nick Timoney (Ulster) 3 caps
Josh van der Flier (Leinster) 57 caps
Backs
Bundee Aki (Connacht) 52 caps
Harry Byrne (Leinster) 2 caps
Craig Casey (Munster) 13 caps
Jack Crowley (Munster) 9 caps
Ciaran Frawley (Leinster) 1 cap
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster) 30 caps
Robbie Henshaw (Leinster) 62 caps
Hugo Keenan (Leinster) 36 caps
Jordan Larmour (Leinster) 30 caps
James Lowe (Leinster) 26 caps
Stuart McCloskey (Ulster) 15 caps
Conor Murray (Munster) 112 caps
Calvin Nash (Munster) 1 cap
Garry Ringrose (Leinster) 57 caps
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster) 37 caps
Ireland at the Six Nations – three home/two away matches
Ireland will play three home matches at the Aviva and two away matches in the Six Nations 2024. The three home games will be against Italy, Wales, and Scotland, while the away games will see the team come up against France and England.
This is the first time Ireland will take on the Six Nations without Johnny Sexton at the helm since his retirement from the sport after the 2023 World Cup quarter-final defeat against New Zealand.
Peter O’Mahony will lead the squad in this post-Sexton era of Irish rugby. Can Andy Farrell lead the team to victory once more in 2024?
