Antoine Dupont lived up to expectations as the mercurial scrumhalf made his Six Nations comeback in style to lead France to a 43-0 crushing of Wales in this year's curtain riser on Friday. Dupont, who skipped last year's championship to prepare for the Olympic Rugby Sevens tournament,

The northern hemisphere's showpiece annual rugby union tournament is about to get underway once more as England, France, Italy, Ireland, Scotland and Wales go into battle once more for the 2025 Six Nations.

Antoine Dupont lived up to expectations as the mercurial scrumhalf made his Six Nations comeback in style to lead France to a 43-0 crushing of Wales in this year's opening match of the tournament.

The 2025 Six Nations kicks off at the Stade de France with an intriguing opening fixture between pretournament favorites France and out-of-form Wales. The French have inspirational captain Antoine Dupont back among the ranks and will be aiming to build on their autumn international wins over New Zealand and Australia.

As Wales prepare to kick off the 2025 Six Nations away to France, Warren Gatland will hope for an unlikley repeat of 2019 Welsh heroics in Paris.

Six Nations Rugby Tournament kicks off this week with France hosting Wales in the opening match of the competition. The annual event is held between the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales,

Wales thrashed in Six Nations opener by Antoine Dupont-inspired France - Les Bleus ran out 43-0 winners in Paris as Wales crashed to a 13th successive Test defeat.