CIAN DUCROT will perform both the Irish AND French national anthems before this weekend’s Six Nations clash.
Simon Easterby’s men welcome Les Bleus to Dublin for a heavyweight battle on Saturday afternoon.
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Ireland face France in the Six Nations
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Cian Ducrot will be performing both national anthemsCredit: Splash News
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Ducrot is half-French on his mum’s sideCredit: Splash News
What is already going to be a blockbuster event is also set to feature pre-match performances from Grammy Award winning singer Ducrot.
The Cork-native – who is half-French on his mum’s side – will sing Amhran na bhFiann, Ireland’s Call, and La Marseillaise before kick-off.
Announcing the news, the IRFU said: “We’re excited to have Grammy Award-winning artist Cian Ducrot perform the National Anthems ahead of Saturday’s clash at Aviva Stadium!”
And Ducrot said: “I’m delighted to be performing this Saturday for the massive for the massive Six Nations clash between ireland and Fgrance.
“I can’t wait to see you all there at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.”
The 27-year-old is currently on tour supporting Teddy Swims and will take to Dublin’s 3Arena on March 12 and 13.
Ducrot – who won a Grammy as the co-writer of SZA’s smash hit ‘Saturn’ – will also headline The Marquee in Cork on July 19 and 20.
Easterby’s men, meanwhile, will hope that they will be waiting just one more matchday before getting their hands on another Grand Slam.
Ireland are bidding for a second Grand Slam in three years and third Six Nations in a row, having won their 14th Triple Crown against Wales last time out.
They have been made to sweat over the fitness of a number of players, however.
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Tadhg Furlong faces D Day today in his hopes of being fit for Saturday’s crunch clash at the Aviva Stadium.
Leinster tight-head Furlong has missed all of the Championship to date with a calf problem picked up in the pre-tournament training camp in Portugal.
But he trained fully at the IRFU’s training centre in Abbotstown in a scrum session, and on Tuesday, assistant coach John Fogarty revealed a decision will be made after today’s session.
Fogarty said: “We’ve just done scrums just now so it was good to see Tadhg in a scrum, a fully-contested scrum.
“He has trained with Leinster, set-piece stuff. He’s been building the whole time back. It’s one that has to be right for everyone.
“From my end, it was great to see him back in a scrum, I haven’t seen him in a little bit. He was good.
“Tomorrow is the big day but we did some entries today and it was good. So we’ll see how he goes.
“Tomorrow is our big day, you get through that and you’re healthy, then we’ll see. It’s a huge week, isn’t it?
“So you want to do right by the entire squad.
“You want to pick the best team you can and they’ll be monitored throughout the week.
“Get through tomorrow, etc. and if they’re good to go, they’re good to go.”
Captain Caelan Doris (knee), Jack Conan (back) and Rónan Kelleher (back) also trained on Tuesday though decisions on all three will be made today.
France are not without their own injury worries, with Fabien Galthie mulling over the availability of Gregory Alldritt.
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