Six Nations 2018 LIVE: Latest score from France vs Ireland at the Stade de France

France rarely start a Six Nations in anything but crisis and with a new coach in place in the shape of Jacques Brunel, this yer is no different.

Brunel has named six uncapped players in his matchday 23 - and that includes Matthieu Jalibert making his debut at fly-half.

Opposite him, Johnny Sexton is a far more experienced player although the No 10 still has question marks over his ability to handle a highly physical encounter - but coach Joe Schmidt has already said he does not expect Brunel to target him unfairly as other sides have done.

How will it turn out? Express Sport brings all the action everything from the Stade de France.

France vs Ireland LIVE

4.30pm: Let's just check the teams before these 46 men trot out for the anthems. Plenty of unfamiliar names in the France team but Virimi Vakatawa is a real weapon at 12 and Jalibert will rely on his physicality you would think, while he himself will probably have eyes only for Sexton in the early stages.

CJ Stander has a big role to play today too - what a 12 months he has had both for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.

France: Palis; Thomas, Lamerat, Chavancy, Vakatawa; Jalibert, Machenaud; Poirot, Guirado (capt), Slimani, Iturria, Vahaamahina, Lauret, Gourdon.

Replacements: Pelissie, Priso, Gomes Sa, Gabrillagues, Tauleigne, Dupont, Belleau, Fall.

Ireland: Kearney; Earls, Henshaw, Aki, Stockdale; Sexton, Murray; Healy, Best (capt), Furlong; Henderson, James Ryan; O'Mahony, Van der Flier, Stander.

Replacements: Cronin, J McGrath, John Ryan, Toner, Leavy, L McGrath, Carbery, McFadden.

4.15pm: If you're a Scotland fan, we understand if you just want to take a few minutes to sit in the corner and contemplate. We get it. That was a brutal 34-7 thrashing in Cardiff, with the only Scottish score coming in the dying minutes.

I hope this intriguing match in Paris might distract you disappointed Scots. Matthieu Jalibert is 19 and he is making his debut at fly-half which should be exciting to watch. Will it go badly wrong or will this be the birth of a new star? I can't wait to see it - he's done some thrilling things for Bordeaux.