Six Nations updates from Paris (8.10pm GMT)
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Speaking of the 120 year anniversary of Le Crunch , there is a special edition France shirt ( which is gorgeous by the way , and already sold out) but it’s a very pale blue and will clash a bit with England white.

Pre-match reading to get you in the mood

Six Nations updates from Paris (8.10pm GMT)
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Speaking of the 120 year anniversary of Le Crunch , there is a special edition France shirt ( which is gorgeous by the way , and already sold out) but it’s a very pale blue and will clash a bit with England white.

Pre-match reading to get you in the mood

Six Nations updates from Paris (8.10pm GMT)
Sign up for The Breakdown newsletter | Email Lee

Speaking of the 120 year anniversary of Le Crunch , there is a special edition France shirt ( which is gorgeous by the way , and already sold out) but it’s a very pale blue and will clash a bit with England white.

Pre-match reading to get you in the mood

US president calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilities

• Middle East crisis – live updates

Iran threatened on Saturday to further escalate the war raging in the Middle East by targeting any facility in the region with US ties, after Donald Trump predicted “many countries” would send warships to support a US bid to reopen by force the strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway closed to virtually all maritime traffic by Tehran since the beginning of the war.

Iran has responded to the joint US-Israeli offensive, which is entering its third week, with daily attacks on oil and other infrastructure around the Gulf region, as well as against Israel.

US president calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilities

• Middle East crisis – live updates

Iran threatened on Saturday to further escalate the war raging in the Middle East by targeting any facility in the region with US ties, after Donald Trump predicted “many countries” would send warships to support a US bid to reopen by force the strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway closed to virtually all maritime traffic by Tehran since the beginning of the war.

Iran has responded to the joint US-Israeli offensive, which is entering its third week, with daily attacks on oil and other infrastructure around the Gulf region, as well as against Israel.

US president calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilities

• Middle East crisis – live updates

Iran threatened on Saturday to further escalate the war raging in the Middle East by targeting any facility in the region with US ties, after Donald Trump predicted “many countries” would send warships to support a US bid to reopen by force the strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway closed to virtually all maritime traffic by Tehran since the beginning of the war.

Iran has responded to the joint US-Israeli offensive, which is entering its third week, with daily attacks on oil and other infrastructure around the Gulf region, as well as against Israel.

Slips at key moments proved costly with Andy Farrell’s team able to easily maintain a stranglehold on this fixture

There were some Ireland fans who even said they would not begrudge Scotland victory, the triple crown, and, potentially, a first Six Nations title. There was a sense Gregor Townsend’s side had earned their day in the sun, somehow, especially after the glorious fourth-round triumph against France. And this Ireland team have certainly had their share of vitamin D against Scotland.

Ireland’s players, it soon became clear, did not see it that way. They were visibly keen to remind Scotland that no one is owed anything in elite sport. This was meant to be a transitional season for them, but the quality of this performance penned a depressingly familiar script from a Scottish perspective.

Slips at key moments proved costly with Andy Farrell’s team able to easily maintain a stranglehold on this fixture

There were some Ireland fans who even said they would not begrudge Scotland victory, the triple crown, and, potentially, a first Six Nations title. There was a sense Gregor Townsend’s side had earned their day in the sun, somehow, especially after the glorious fourth-round triumph against France. And this Ireland team have certainly had their share of vitamin D against Scotland.

Ireland’s players, it soon became clear, did not see it that way. They were visibly keen to remind Scotland that no one is owed anything in elite sport. This was meant to be a transitional season for them, but the quality of this performance penned a depressingly familiar script from a Scottish perspective.

Slips at key moments proved costly with Andy Farrell’s team able to easily maintain a stranglehold on this fixture

There were some Ireland fans who even said they would not begrudge Scotland victory, the triple crown, and, potentially, a first Six Nations title. There was a sense Gregor Townsend’s side had earned their day in the sun, somehow, especially after the glorious fourth-round triumph against France. And this Ireland team have certainly had their share of vitamin D against Scotland.

Ireland’s players, it soon became clear, did not see it that way. They were visibly keen to remind Scotland that no one is owed anything in elite sport. This was meant to be a transitional season for them, but the quality of this performance penned a depressingly familiar script from a Scottish perspective.