France enter their first Six Nations title defence in over a decade following last year's Grand Slam triumph.

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Fabien Galthie's men swept the board in 2022 with five victories to seal their place as the top dogs in European rugby.

They are among the favourites to triumph once again, and a strong tournament could see them installed as Rugby World Cup favourites for the tournament later this year.

Injuries have played a part in Galthie's squad selection this time around but France are expected to challenge strongly for the title once more.

RadioTimes.com rounds up everything you need to know about France's Six Nations 2023 campaign.

France Six Nations squad

Forwards: Gregory Alldritt, Uini Atonio, Cyril Baille, Gaetan Barlot, Teddy Baubigny, Alexandre Becognee, Paul Boudehent, Yacouba Camara, Bastien Chalureau, Dylan Cretin, Francois Cros, Sipili Falatea, Thibaud Flament, Mohamed Haouas, Anthony Jelonch, Thomas Jolmes, Thomas Lavault, Sekou Macalou, Julien Marchand, Charles Ollivon, Dany Priso, Romain Taofifenua, Reda Wardi, Paul Willemse.

Backs: Pierre-Louis Barassi, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Romain Buros, Leo Coly, Julien Delbouis, Ethan Dumortier, Antoine Dupont, Gael Fickou, Emilien Gailleton, Antoine Hastoy, Matthieu Jalibert, Melvyn Jaminet, Nolann Le Garrec, Matthis Lebel, Yoram Moefana, Romain Ntamack, Damian Penaud, Thomas Ramos.

France Six Nations fixtures 2023

Round One

Sunday 5th February

Italy v France (3pm)

Round Two

Saturday 11th February

Ireland v France (2:15pm)

Round Three

Sunday 26th February

France v Scotland (3pm)

Round Four

Saturday 11th March

England v France (4:45pm)

Round Five

Saturday 18th March

France v Wales (2:45pm)

Six Nations 2023 on TV – Week One

Round One

Saturday 4th February

Wales v Ireland (2:15pm) BBC One / S4C

England v Scotland (4:45pm) ITV1

Sunday 5th February

Italy v France (3pm) ITV1

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Michael PottsSport Editor

Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.

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