Confirmation of France’s final 28-man squad for the final week of preparation for the Six Nations opener crystallises their probable selection. It looks like Montagne – which translates as ‘mountaint’ – will be in the starting front row against Ireland, along with experienced hooker Julien Marchand and Toulon loosehead prop Jean-Baptiste Gros. Of course, all eyes will be on Antoine Dupont as he returns to France’s number nine shirt next week for the first time since he suffered his knee injury in Dublin last year. There are plenty of good scrum-halves in French rugby, with Nolann Le Garrec and Maxime Lucu – both now injured – starting there in November, but there’s no one like Dupont. He could team up with his regular Bordeaux midfield partner Nicolas Depoortère for the Ireland game.