Six Nations 2024: France vs Ireland is first game with England potentially heading to Marseille
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France will take on Ireland on FRIDAY night to open the 2024 Six Nations… but the defending champions will play ALL of their home games away from the Stade de France as the venue gears up for the Paris Olympics.
- The schedule for the 2024 Six Nations has been revealed, with the two best teams in the world, France and Ireland, kicking off on Friday 2 February.
- Marseille could host France’s home games with Stade de France out of action
Next year’s Six Nations will kick off with a standout matchup under the lights between the two best teams in the world, as France host Ireland on Friday 2 February 2024.
The main game will kick off at 8:00pm UK time, but venues for that and other France home games are still being decided.
While last year’s Grand Slam champions normally play at the Stade de France; that’s off limits, as it’s gearing up to become the centerpiece of the Paris Olympics next summer.
England will be away from home for ‘Le Crunch’ as the culmination of their campaign on March 16, 2024 and the national team can find themselves in familiar surroundings.
The Stade Velodrome in Marseille is understood to be under consideration to host France’s games and the imposing, renovated 66,000-capacity arena is where Steve Borthwick’s team will play their World Cup opener against Argentina in September, and will return for a likely quarterfinal weeks. later.
France will host Ireland in the opening match of the 2024 Six Nations on February 2 next year
The meeting of the two best teams in the world will be played under lights on Friday night
The Stade Velodrome in Marseille could host France’s home games, including the Matchday 5 matchup with England on March 16.
The Stade de France will be out of service in 2024 as Paris prepares to host the Olympics
In the first round of the upcoming annual European Championship, England will take on Italy in Rome on February 3 at 2:15pm UK time.
They then host Wales at Twickenham with a late afternoon kick-off on February 10, followed by a clash with Scotland at Murrayfield on February 24, also starting at 4.45pm prime time.
Ireland will arrive in south-west London on March 9, meaning four of England’s games in 2024 will be on Saturday afternoons.
Wales will finish off Italy in Cardiff on March 16 (2:15pm kickoff) in the hopes that the Azzurri won’t gank them there like they did last year.
That game is the first installment of the ‘Super Saturday’ grandstand show that has become a traditional finale to the tournament, followed by Ireland vs. Scotland (4:45pm kick-off) in Dublin and France vs. England (4:45pm kick-off). from 8:00 p.m.). hours later.
The full schedule for the 2024 Six Nations in February and March next year