Six Nations 2024: bookmakers' favourites and the players to watch

France and Ireland face off on Friday looking to secure Grand Slam glory

Ireland celebrate their Grand Slam win at Aviva Stadium, Dublin in March last year
Ireland celebrate their Grand Slam triumph after beating England in Dublin last March
(Image credit: Dan Mullan - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

Six Nations rugby returns on Friday with France and Ireland meeting in Marseille in the battle of the Grand Slam favourites.

It may be just 12 months since Andy Farrell's Ireland won the Six Nations with a clean sweep of victories, but after the drama and heartbreak that European teams suffered at the World Cup "so much has changed", said Rugby World.

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