Ireland face France in round three of the Guinness Women's Six Nations on Saturday night.
It's a real test f or Scott Bemand's side who lost to England before beating Italy last weekend.
The teams meet for the first time since last year's World Cup quarter-final, which Les Bleues edged.
Find out all you need to know about the game here.
TV
France v Ireland (Saturday 8.10pm Irish time) and Italy v Scotland (Saturday 4.30pm) are live on Virgin Media. England v Wales (Saturday 2.15pm) is on RTÉ Player.
ONLINE
We'll have a live blog, report and reaction from France v Ireland on www.rte.ie/sport.
RADIO
Live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport
WEATHER
Partly cloudy and light winds are forecast in Clermont-Ferrand in about 19C for the 9.10pm local time kick-off.
Ireland lost their opening match at a pack-out Twickenham, going down 33-12 to the World Cup winners.
However, they racked up a whopping win over Italy, 57-20, last weekend as they played a first-ever international in Galway.
France, meanwhile, opened their account with a 40-7 win over Italy in Grenoble, and came away from Cardiff with a 38-7 success against Wales.
Francois Ratier's side are on 10 points alongside England at the top of the table. As usual, the sides meet in round five.
Scott Bemand's charges will be aiming to make sure that's not a Grand Slam decider by beating France for the first time since 2017, and just a fourth time in 25 meetings.
They've steadily been getting closer to an upset in recent years with just 12 points between the sides in Belfast in the championship last season and a solitary score in last September's thrilling World Cup quarter-final.
It was a match Ireland could have and perhaps should have won.
They were 13-0 up at half-time but France were able to score 18 unanswered points and Ireland left with regrets.
The fact that back row Axelle Berthoumieu was banned for nine games for biting Aoife Wafer will add some more edge to this renewal. The French woman starts at 6 on Saturday evening.
'It's up to us to get our best game out there!' - Ireland make one change to take on France in Women's Six Nations #RTERugby #RTESport pic.twitter.com/OeY8ftNKzr
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Ireland have scored 11 tries in their opening two games and comes up against a France team who have the best defensive record so far, conceding just a single try in each of their games.
Bemand has made just one change to his starting XV with Dorothy Wall promoted off the bench to partner Fiona Tuite in the second row.
Tighthead Eilís Cahill comes back on to the bench ahead of Sadhbh McGrath.
The hosts makes two changes; Ambre Mwayembe comes in a loosehead, while Téani Feleu, usually deployed in the back row for her country, starts at centre in place of the injured Gabrielle Vernier, a player who has caused Ireland plenty of problems down through the years.
France have won their 11 home games against Ireland in the Women's Six Nations, conceding fewer than 10 points in eight of those fixtures.
Ireland have won the most turnovers this year (17), while France have made the most dominant tackles (19), with the two teams also boasting the best tackle success rates in the championship in 2026 (France 92%, Ireland 88%).
TEAMS
France: Pauline Barrat; Anaïs Grando, Aubane Rousset, Téani Feleu, Léa Murie; Carla Arbez, Pauline Bourdon Sansus; Ambre Mwayembe, Mathilde Lazarko, Assia Khalfaoui; Kiara Zago, Madoussou Fall Raclot; Axelle Berthoumieu, Manaé Feleu (capt), Léa Champon.
Replacements: Élisa Riffonneau, Yllana Brosseau, Rose Bernadou, Cloé Correa, Siobhan Soqeta, Charlotte Escudero, Alexandra Chambon, Lina Queyroi.
Ireland: Stacey Flood; Béibhinn Parsons, Aoife Dalton, Nancy McGillivray, Robyn O'Connor; Dannah O'Brien, Emily Lane; Ellena Perry, Clíodhna Moloney-MacDonald, Linda Djougang; Dorothy Wall, Fiona Tuite; Brittany Hogan, Erin King (capt), Aoife Wafer.
Replacements: Niamh O'Dowd, Neve Jones, Eilís Cahill, Sam Monaghan, Ruth Campbell, Katie Whelan, Eve Higgins, Anna McGann.
OFFICIALS
Referee: Clara Munarini (FIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Amber Stamp-Dunstan (WRU)
Assistant Referee 2: Rebecca Piddlesden (RFU)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
FPRO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
WHAT THEY SAID:
Téani Feleu (France centre): "I am very happy to return to my preferred position in the national team. Since the U20s, I've been systematically moved to the back row. Persistence has paid off. I’m happy to join the backs. I’m going to prove to the coaches they made the right choice."
Scott Bemand: (Ireland head coach): "We want to keep closing this gap. Whatever happens, we know we've got the game to go there and cause problems. If we get that bit right, we'll fire enough shots, we'll get our game out there and the result will take care of itself."
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
France 18-13 France (15 September 2025, World Cup, Exeter)
Ireland 15-27 France (22 March 2025, Six Nations, Belfast)
France 38-17 Ireland (23 March 22024, Six Nations, Le Mans)
Ireland 3-53 France (1 April 2023, Six Nations, Cork)
France 40-5 Ireland (2 April, 2022, Six Nations, Toulouse)
Elsewhere, defending champions England host Wales in Ashton Gate in Bristol in the early kick-off, while Italy welcome Scotland to Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.
FULL LIST OF RESULTS, FIXTURES AND STANDINGS
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