Last 5 Games: France v Ireland (2021)
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France made it back to back six nations victories over Ireland the following year in 2021, as they flexed their Championship credentials with a hard fought 15-13 win over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. This would mark France's first victory in Dublin in over 10 years and victory was secured through tries from Charles Ollivon and Damian Penaud. Here's a look at some the stats, and higlights from the historic match:
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
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)
Highlights
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
