They intend to overthrow the hierarchy. Here are two editions in which the Blue Wedge finished second in the six – nation tournament behind England, who greedily swallowed even a small trophy. France will make their debut in Sunday’s match, welcoming Italy to host Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales respectively on Saturday, March 26th.

Under the sign of a world where New Zealand promises to be electric in October, this 2022 tournament is embedded in a special flavor. It presents itself as one last important step: the opportunity for various groups to measure themselves and sharpen soldiers before attempting to seek the Grail on the other side of the world in a few months.

A cocktail of power, speed and long, destructive footsteps. The recipe for XV de la Rose is not very fresh or very strange, but it is very effective. Thanks to its players, the country that invented rugby dominates the world rankings of rugby. Leaders with 96.26 points are far ahead of New Zealand (88.58) and France (88.43), with the English aiming to establish a little more dominance.

Dominance that does not escape the tournament. Simon Middleton’s players continue to win three of several editions. England are also the most successful of the six nations with 15 final wins. The success of the 2022 edition will allow them to make an impression before the end of the year, defending world champions the Blackhouse Ferns on their soil.

Les Blues swap historic spades with devastating tackles and fire support, but make no mistake, Anne Hayroad’s guardians are behind the heads of the English queens. After dominating the five-time world champions New Zealand twice, an undefeated fall tour boosted their confidence – sorry – the tricolors want to enhance their beautiful dynamics.

Like their male rivals, they aim to win the tournament.Grand Slam“Even in the words of their sports manager, Thomas Darac. To do this, they first need to exclude Italy, who finished fourth in the last tournament. The staff formed a group in line with the November tour.

If the first two mentioned holidays, in general, only crumbs, each version has its share of surprises. Where the English chased down tournaments, giving their opponents about 40 points of defeats (excluding the Blues), the tricolors were already surprised.

If the Irish (seventh country in the world) had to settle for third place in 2020 and 2021, the Italians would have snatched the runner – up role of the Blues by defeating them 31-12 in 2019. The Blues failed to impress in Scotland’s draw (13-13) in 2020. However, if the two favorites retain their rank, the games seem to be open behind them.