Player to watch – Pauline Bourdon missed last year’s tournament through injury but now takes over scrum-half responsibilities from partner Sansus, the 2022 Player of the Championship who retired after last year’s World Cup.įrance will be England’s nearest challengers in the Women’s Six Nations (Photo: AFP) Ireland Tournament chances – England’s closest challengers despite losing some key players, they will be desperate to set up a final showdown on Super Saturday. That makes it hard to know exactly what to expect of France, but the level of talent at their disposal means that they should still be there or thereabouts in the final shake-up. There is also a new captain in Audrey Forlani, and key departures with Laure Sansus, Céline Férer and Safi N’Diaye having all retired, while star backs Caroline Drouin and Chloé Jacquet are focusing on Sevens a year out from the Paris Olympics.
Holly Aitchison has a huge opportunity to stake her claim as England’s first-choice fly-half (Photo: Getty) Franceįormer skipper Gaëlle Mignot is working alongside David Ortiz as part of a new regime for Les Bleues. Player to watch – Holly Aitchison has a huge opportunity to stake her claim as England’s first-choice fly-half in the absence of Saracens teammate Harrison. Tournament chances – Anything other than a fifth successive title would be seen as a disappointment, especially after falling just short at the World Cup.
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