Bielle-Biarrey now has 17 tries from his first 18 caps but has some way to go to catch his Bordeaux-Begles team-mate Damian Penaud.

Penaud crossed for his 38th try for France in the win over Ireland, equalling the record held by the legendary Serge Blanco.

The 28-year-old has reached his tally in significantly fewer games, having won 55 caps to Blanco's 93.

Thomas Ramos is another French player with an eye on a landmark. The 29-year-old will surpass former fly-half Frederic Michalak as France's all-time record points scorer if he can score seven points to reach a total of 437.

Barring a wasteful defeat by England in round two, France have been ruthless.

They have scored 26 tries in four matches, 11 of them in the 74-23 thrashing of Italy, which is France's biggest ever win in the championship.

If they keep up that rate of scoring, they will comfortably break the record for tries scored in a single campaign, which was set by England when they crossed 29 times en route to the title in 2001.

And if the title race comes down to points difference, France have accumulated the incredible tally of +106 compared to England +20, Ireland's +13 and Scotland's +3.