

France in posession on the halfway line, breaking the gain line every time they run

France win the lineout ad a chip over the top from Abadie, but Niamh Briggs marks and claims the ball
French off side ref needs to ping them

She later opts for touch and the driving maul is proving the most effective part of the French game, Fitzpatrick rips the ball and Briggs clears the lines as far as the Irish 22

Penalty against Donnelly for not rolling away, Audrey Abadie going for the posts

Ireland claim a sloppy French lineout, Briggs clears her lines but only as far as the half way and into the French hands

Abadie bringing play up to the Irish 22

Penalty against Ireland coming from the scrum, Julie Billes off for a blood sub
French slowing the game at every opportunity

French restart and regain in posession and an Irish knock on on the floor, French scrum on Irish 10 metre