It's game time! The French will have to get the Six Nations Tournament off to a flying start if they are to bring the Cup home again. For their first match, they face Wales at home in the Stade de France on January 31, 2025, a match to be seen on France 2 from 9:15pm!
In mid-January, the French coaching staff unveiled Fabien Galthié's list of 42 XV de France players for this year's tournament, including the return ofAntoine Dupont. Alexandre Roumat makes his return, in the absence of Thibaud Flament, who is out with a muscle injury, and Léo Barré, who is under concussion protocol. A newcomer to the team is Clément Vergé.
And we've got a date in front of our TV set, tuned in to France 2 from 9:15pm!
Forwards: Esteban Abadie (Toulon), Gregory Alldritt (La Rochelle), Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Hugo Auradou (Pau), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Maxime Baudonne (Racing 92), Giorgi Beria (Perpignan), Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle), Joshua Brennan (Toulouse), Georges-Henri Colombe (La Rochelle), Dylan Cretin (Lyon), François Cros (Toulouse), Marko Gazzotti (UBB), Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon), Mickaël Guillard (Lyon), Oscar Jegou (La Rochelle), Maxime Lamothe (UBB), Julien Marchand (Toulouse), Temo Matiu (UBB), Peato Mauvaka (Toulouse), Emmanuel Meafou (Toulouse), Lenni Nouchi (Montpellier), Alexandre Roumat (Toulouse), Rabah Slimani (Leinster), Clément Vergé (Toulouse).
Backs: Théo Attissogbe (Pau), Rémy Baget (Castres), Pierre-Louis Barassi (Toulouse), Louis Bielle-Biarrey (UBB), Nicolas Depoortere (UBB), Antoine Dupont (Toulouse), Émilien Gailleton (Pau), Matthieu Jalibert (UBB), Louis Le Brun (Castres), Nolann Le Garrec (Racing 92), Maxime Lucu (UBB), Yoram Moefana (UBB), Noah Nene (Dax), Romain Ntamack (Toulouse), Damian Penaud (UBB), Thomas Ramos (Toulouse), Cheikh Tiberghien (Bayonne).
As for us, we'll be in front of our screens, ready to support Les Bleus! For a more festive atmosphere, why not watch the match in a sports bar?
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Six Nations Tournament 2025: on which channel can you watch the opening match between France and Wales?
