Ireland 13-15 France
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
Ireland v France Match Reports
France flexed their Championship credentials with a hard fought 15-13 win over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. Tries from Charles Ollivon and Damian Penaud helped Les Bleus record their first victory in Dublin for 10 years. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Ireland suffer another Six Nations defeat as favourites France march on
- BBC: France make it two out of two while Ireland remain without a win
- Guardian: Charles Ollivon and Penaud edge France to Six Nations win in Ireland
- Daily Mail: Charles Ollivon and Damien Penaud score tries in nail-biting Six Nations clash
- Sky Sports: Les Bleus go top of Six Nations table with first win at Aviva Stadium since 2011
- Irish Times: Ireland huff and puff but it’s not enough as France win
Ireland v France - Match Highlights
Ireland v France - Match Stats
Ireland: (3) 13
Try: Kelleher (57')
Conversion: R Byrne (58')
Penalty: Burns (21'), R Byrne (65')
France: (10) 15
Try: Ollivon (29'), Penaud (55')
Conversion: Jalibert (31')
Penalty: Jalibert (39')
Man of the Match: Brice Dulin (France)
Ireland v France - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rob Herring
- 3 Andrew Porter
- 4 Tadhg Beirne
- 5 Iain Henderson (Captain)
- 6 Rhys Ruddock
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Jamison Gibson Park
- 10 Billy Burns
- 11 James Lowe
- 12 Robbie Henshaw
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Keith Earls
- 15 Hugo Keenan
Replacements
- 16 Ronan Kelleher
- 17 Ed Byrne
- 18 Tadhg Furlong
- 19 Ultan Dillane
- 20 Will Connors
- 21 Craig Casey
- 22 Ross Byrne
- 23 Jordan Larmour
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cyril Baille
- 2 Julien Marchand
- 3 Mohamed Haouas
- 4 Bernard Le Roux
- 5 Paul Willemse
- 6 Anthony Jelonch
- 7 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
- 8 Grégory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont
- 10 Matthieu Jalibert
- 11 Gabin Villière
- 12 Gaël Fickou
- 13 Arthur Vincent
- 14 Damian Penaud
- 15 Brice Dulin
Replacements
- 16 Pierre Bourgarit
- 17 Hassane Kolingar
- 18 Uini Atonio
- 19 Romain Taofifenua
- 20 Dylan Cretin
- 21 Baptiste Serin
- 22 Anthony Bouthier
- 23 Teddy Thomas