Ireland v France

Date:

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Attendance: 51,000

Ireland v France Match Reports

Ireland claimed a bonus-point with a 26-14 victory over France at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The majority of the first half was played inside the France 22-metre line, with Rory Best, Johnny Sexton and Jack Conan scoring tries to give Ireland a 19-0 half-time lead. Keith Earls scored a fourth try for Ireland after the break to extend that lead and claim the bonus point. Yoann Huget and Camille Chat scored two consolation tries for France in the final five minutes, but it was too little too late for the visitors. A selection of match reports is listed below:

Ireland v France - Match Highlights

Ireland v France - Match Stats

Ireland: (19) 26
Try: Best (3'), Sexton (30'), Conan (36'), Earls (56')
Conversion: Sexton (4', 31', 58')

France: (0) 14
Try: Huget (77'), Chat (81')
Conversion: Serin (78', 81'+2)

Man of the Match: James Ryan (Ireland)


Ireland v France - Team Line-ups

Ireland Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1 Cian Healy
  • 2 Rory Best (Captain)
  • 3 Tadhg Furlong
  • 4 Iain Henderson
  • 5 James Ryan
  • 6 Peter O'Mahony
  • 7 Josh van der Flier
  • 8 CJ Stander

Backs

  • 9 Conor Murray
  • 10 Jonathan Sexton
  • 11 Jacob Stockdale
  • 12 Bundee Aki
  • 13 Garry Ringrose
  • 14 Keith Earls
  • 15 Jordan Larmour

Replacements

  • 16 Niall Scannell
  • 17 Dave Kilcoyne
  • 18 John Ryan
  • 19 Ultan Dillane
  • 20 Jack Conan
  • 21 John Cooney
  • 22 Jack Carty
  • 23 Andrew Conway

France Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1 Jefferson Poirot
  • 2 Guilhem Guirado (Captain)
  • 3 Demba Bamba
  • 4 Felix Lambey
  • 5 Sebastien Vahaamahina
  • 6 Wenceslas Lauret
  • 7 Arthur Iturria
  • 8 Louis Picamoles

Backs

  • 9 Antoine Dupont
  • 10 Romain Ntamack
  • 11 Yoann Huget
  • 12 Gael Fickou
  • 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
  • 14 Damian Penaud
  • 15 Thomas Ramos

Replacements

  • 16 Camille Chat
  • 17 Etienne Falgoux
  • 18 Dorian Aldegheri
  • 19 Paul Willemse
  • 20 Gregory Alldritt
  • 21 Baptiste Serin
  • 22 Anthony Belleau
  • 23 Maxime Medard
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