Six Nations 2022: The story so far as France look team to beat

This year’s Six Nations seems to be one of the most unpredictable in the tournament’s recent history.

Heading into the competition, it seemed every team, bar Italy, had a great chance of claiming silverware, and even after two rounds of fixtures, it remains a very closely fought contest.

France look like the team to beat, however, as they remain the only side left with a chance to win the Grand Slam.

After originally falling behind to Italy in their first game of the tournament, they turned it around and managed to secure a 37-10 bonus point victory, thanks to a hat-trick of tries from winger Gabin Villiere.

France’s second match against Ireland came down to much tighter margins. Anton Dupont, a player many believe to be the best player in the world right now, scored a try in the first minute, which set the tone for a very exciting matchup. France had the better of it in the first half, but a strong start to the second for Ireland had the game at 22-21 in France’s favour after 50 minutes. An un-converted try for France as well as a penalty for each team towards the end of the game meant France ran out 30-24 winners; continuing to back up the chat of them being potential favourites.

England’s first match against Scotland will be one they are hoping does not damage their hunt for their 30th Six Nations title. The match was a very poor offensive showing from England, who really failed to show any variety in their attack. Despite looking like they might have done enough to win the game after a second-half Marcus Smith try, a late Luke Cowan-Dickie error resulted in a penalty try, a yellow card and a 20-17 loss. This was the first time Scotland had recorded back-to-back wins over England since 1984.

After a disappointing