Episode 3467: Six Nations Preview, Prendergast’s Picked, Dupont Returns, Valuing Silva

Ireland head to Paris on Thursday to face a French team with a monster scrum, the form outhalf in Europe, lightning wingers of and fans who think it was Ireland’s fault Antoine Dupont did his ACL.

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Andy Farrell named his team this morning faced, as he was, with a big injury list and a crisis in the front row in particular. We chat to Shane Horgan and Andrew Trimble about whether this game could be decided on the scrum alone, the situation at 10, why Ireland continue to ship so many yellow cards, and if we can hold out any hope for a win.

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Gianni Infantino has apologised to the ‘Brits’, but has doubled down on his allegiance to Trump and the strong men of world politics.

Plus Arsenal’s race for the quadruple continues tonight, we’re introduced to the Quaich de Solidarité and we analyse signs of a thaw in the David Silva – Ken Early relationship.

Together with @FranceRugby, we today unveiled unveiled the new Solidarity/Solidarité Trophy, which will be awarded annually to the winners of the Ireland versus France fixtures in both the Men's and Women's Championships. ? pic.twitter.com/fOikRe6TmV

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