Ireland: Flood; McGann, Dalton, Higgins, Costigan (capt); O'Brien, Lane; O'Dowd, Jones, Djougang, Campbell, Wall, Hogan, King, Wafer.Replacements: Moloney, McCarthy, Haney, Moore, Tuite, McMahon, Reilly, Breen.France: Bourgeois, Llorens Vigneres, Konde, Vernier, Menager (co-capt), Arbez, Bourdon-Sansus, Brosseau, Sochat, Bernadou, M. Feleu (co-capt), Fall-Raclot, Escudero, Okemba, T. Feleu.Replacements: Bigot, Mwayembe, Joyeux, Berthoumieu, Champon, Chambon, Queyroi, Boulard.Red card: VernierReferee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)

Jodie Ounsley - Fury from Gladiators and former Exeter Chiefs winger - catches up with fellow "northern lass" Zoe Aldcroft to talk about the honour of captaining the Red Roses as the Women's Six Nations gets underway in the "biggest year of women's rugby".Watch: England v Italy live on BBC 2, Sunday 23 March at 2.30pmAvailable to UK users only.

Ford's 25-minute spell at the Principality Stadium was his only rugby of the Six Nations, but he set up two of England's four tries while he was on the field.Then he took the form with him to Kingston Park in a player-of-the-match display described as a "masterclass" by former Scotland full-back Hugo Southwell, who was on co-commentary duty for TNT…

With lock Sam Monaghan missing the championship through injury and Edel McMahon starting on the bench for the opener, Ireland will have a new captain against France with Amee-Leigh Costigan leading the side out for the first time.Like Lane, Costigan was an Olympian last year and does have previous captaincy experience in the sevens game."It's a huge honour, I'm so…