France 35-27 Ireland
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
France v Ireland Match Reports
France beat Ireland 35-27 in the final fixture of the 2020 Championship. Both teams went into the match with a slim chance of claiming the Six Nations title, but neither team scored enough points to catch eventual winners England. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: France beat Ireland in Paris to hand England Six Nations title
- BBC: France beat Ireland but miss out on title
- Guardian: France take win but not title as Dupont and Ntamack sparkle against Ireland
- Daily Mail: England crowned Six Nations Champions after impressive French bonus-point victory emphatically denies Irish title hopes
- Irish Times: Ireland fall short against France as England win Six Nations title
France v Ireland - Match Highlights
France v Ireland - Match Stats
France: (17) 35
Try: Dupont (7'), Penalty Try (30'), Ntamack (44'), Vakatawa (71')
Conversion: Ntamack (8')
Penalty: Ntamack (38', 48', 52', 71')
Ireland: (13) 27
Try: Healy (19'), Henshaw (60'), Stockdale (81')
Conversion: Sexton (20', 61'),
Penalty: Sexton (26', 33')
France v Ireland - Team Line-ups
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cyril Baille
- 2 Julien Marchand
- 3 Mohamed Haouas
- 4 Bernard Le Roux
- 5 Paul Willemse
- 6 Francois Cros
- 7 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
- 8 Gregory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont
- 10 Romain Ntamack
- 11 Gael Fickou
- 12 Arthur Vincent
- 13 Virimi Vakatawa
- 14 Vincent Rattez
- 15 Anthony Bouthier
Replacements
- 16 Camille Chat
- 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 18 Demba Bamba
- 19 Romain Taofifenua
- 20 Dylan Cretin
- 21 Baptiste Serin
- 22 Arthur Retiere
- 23 Thomas Ramos
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rob Herring
- 3 Andrew Porter
- 4 Tadhg Beirne
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Caelan Doris
- 7 Will Connors
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Jonathan Sexton (Captain)
- 11 Hugo Keenan
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Robbie Henshaw
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Jacob Stockdale
Replacements
- 16 Dave Heffernan
- 17 Ed Byrne
- 18 Finlay Bealham
- 19 Ultan Dillane
- 20 Peter O’Mahony
- 21 Jamison Gibson-Park
- 22 Ross Byrne
- 23 Chris Farrell