Le Havre AC (APL) - Toulouse FC (ASL)LOSC Lille (ASL) - AS Saint-Étienne (APL)Le Mans FC (ASL) - (APL)The quarter-finals will be

French Ligue 1 result on Friday: Le Havre v Brest (1400), Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945)

RANGERS are locked in talks to sign Lille defender Rafael Fernandes on loan. The 22-year-old Portuguese centre-half has been made available by the Ligue 1 side. Gers boss Philippe Clement hopes to

French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)

Prospects: Although they are 125/1 to win the title, and Wales are as short as 45/1, contrastingly Warren Gatland’s side are 4/5 favourites for a second successive wooden spoon whereas Italy are 6/5 to finish last. This is probably because Italy have beaten Wales on their last two visits to Cardiff and host them in Rome in round two.

Captain: Maro Itoje Coach: Steve Borthwick Schedule: R1 at Ireland R2 vs France R3 vs Scotland R4 vs Italy R5 at Wales Recent Six Nations history: 2020 1st 2021 5th 2022 3rd 2023 4th 2024 3rd

Jon Newcombe looks ahead to the 2025 Six Nations, where France and Wales are both expected to justify their respective favourites' tags.

TV channel: In the UK, France vs Wales is being shown live and free-to-air on ITV1 and Welsh-language channel S4C, with coverage beginning on both at 7:30pm GMT. Live stream: Free coverage is also available online via ITVX and S4C Clic.

Only the official announcement is missing, but according to L'Equipe, Paulo Fonseca can already be considered the new coach of Olympique Lyonnais. Just one month

The Scotland back-row believes the experience of having title winners among the squad can be a big confidence boost going into this

Montpellier 2, Monaco 1 Advertisement Article continues below this ad Lille 2, Nice 1 Lens 1, PSG 2 Rennes 1, Brest 2 Advertisement Article continues below this ad Lyon 0, Toulouse 0

Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 with Reims. It was a disappointing result, but one that put the team ahead. Results – Current standings – PSG “missed out” between their two Champions League games with a draw against Reims.