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Scotland winger Sean Maitland reckons the upcoming Six Nations encounter against France at BT Murrayfield Stadium on Sunday will be a must-win game for both the sides.

Sale Sharks winger Byron McGuigan will miss Scotland's upcoming Six Nations clash against France at BT Murrayfield Stadium following a hamstring injury.

Johnny Sexton kicked a long-range drop goal in the final minute as Ireland snatched a 13-15 victory over France in the opening round of the Six Nations 2018 tournament at Stade de France on Saturday.

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France head coach Jacques Brunel has named a new-look squad for the Six Nations opening clash against Ireland to be played at Stade de France on Saturday.

Ireland are pinning their hopes on referee Nigel Owens to clamp down any dangerous play initiated against their players when they head to Paris on Saturday to take on France in the Six Nations opener.

Uncapped France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert stated that England's Owen Farrell has had a major influence on his career.

As the Six Nations 2018 tournament is set to kick-off on 3rd February, we take a look at few of the key points.

James Haskell and Mathieu Bastareaud will miss the initial games of the upcoming Six Nations tournament for their respective countries following the bans handed to them after the completion of the latest round in the European Champions Cup.

France could be without Mathieu Bastareaud in the upcoming Six Nations tournament after he was cited for a direct homophobic abuse in the recently concluded European Champions Cup tournament against Benetton Treviso.

French Rugby Federation has confirmed the sacking of head coach Guy Noves from the national side following a series of poor results.

France international Frederic Michalak has announced that he will quit professional rugby at the end of the ongoing season.

World Rugby confirmed on Monday that France will host the 2018 edition of U20 Championship next summer.

Fly-half Yu Tamura missed a regulation conversion at the closing stage as Japan missed a golden chance to register their first ever win over France on Saturday.

Anthony Belleau's 12 points did not prove enough for France as South Africa managed to beat them 17-18 in tight encounter at Stade de France on Saturday.

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has confirmed France as the host for the 2023 edition of the Rugby World Cup following a voting process in London on Wednesday.

New Zealand were made to work hard for their 28-23 victory over a France XV in Lyon.

New Zealand became the first international team to cross 2,000 Test tries as they overpowered France with a 16-36 triumph at Stade de France on Saturday.

Inexperienced half-back pair Anthony Belleau and Antoine Dupont have been named in the starting line-up of France for their upcoming autumn international clash against New Zealand scheduled to be played at Stade de France on Saturday.

NatWest has been confirmed as the title sponsor of the Six Nations tournament for the 2018 edition.