France 10-9 Ireland
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Attendance: 78,000
France v Ireland Match Reports
France clinched a slender 10-9 victory over Ireland in Paris thanks to a 69th minute try by fullback Maxime Médard. The Irish had led for much of the match following three Sexton penalties, however, French pressure eventually told in the final quarter. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: France snatch late win over Ireland
- Guardian: France’s Maxime Médard scores try to shred Ireland’s Six Nations hopes
- Independent: Maxime Medard breaks Irish hearts in Paris to dent champions' hopes of retaining title
- Telegraph: Les Bleus sneak dull contest in Paris thanks to late Maxime Medard try
- Daily Mail: Maxine Medard scores late try to break Irish hearts as Joe Schmidt's side search for first RBS 6 Nations win
- ESPN: Late Medard try adds insult to injury for Ireland
- Irish Times: France edge Ireland in error-strewn Paris encounter
- RBS 6 Nations: Medard's magic leaves Ireland's hat-trick hopes in tatters
France v Ireland - Match Highlights
France v Ireland - Match Stats
France: (3) 10
Try: Médard
Conversion: Plisson
Penalty: Plisson
Ireland: (9) 9
Penalty: Sexton 3
Man of the match: Guilhem Guirado (France)
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jefferson Poirot
- 2 Guilhem Guirado (Captain)
- 3 Uini Atonio
- 4 Alexandre Flanquart
- 5 Yoann Maestri
- 6 Wenceslas Lauret
- 7 Yacouba Camara
- 8 Damien Chouly
Backs
- 9 Sébastien Bézy
- 10 Jules Plisson
- 11 Virimi Vakatawa
- 12 Jonathan Danty
- 13 Maxime Mermoz
- 14 Teddy Thomas
- 15 Maxime Médard
Replacements
- 16 Camille Chat
- 17 Rabah Slimani
- 18 Eddy Ben Arous
- 19 Paul Jedrasiak
- 20 Loann Goujon
- 21 Maxime Machenaud
- 22 Jean-Marc Doussain
- 23 Hugo Bonneval
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jack McGrath
- 2 Rory Best (Captain)
- 3 Nathan White
- 4 Devin Toner
- 5 Mike McCarthy
- 6 CJ Stander
- 7 Sean O'Brien
- 8 Jamie Heaslip
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Jonathan Sexton
- 11 Dave Kearney
- 12 Robbie Henshaw
- 13 Jared Payne
- 14 Andrew Trimble
- 15 Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16 Richard Strauss
- 17 James Cronin
- 18 Tadhg Furlong
- 19 Donnacha Ryan
- 20 Rhys Ruddock
- 21 Eoin Reddan
- 22 Ian Madigan
- 23 Fergus McFadden