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Six Nations: France and Ireland Team News.

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John McMurtry

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The Ireland and France teams for the re-fixed RBS 6 Nations Championship on Sunday, March 4th, KO 3:00pm, have been named.

The Ireland management have again named an unchanged team for the return trip to Paris.

Cian Healy, Gordon D’Arcy, Rob Kearney and Sean O’Brien have all been named in the starting XV having recovered from the various minor injuries picked up in the game against Italy.

Ronan O’Gara, who last week became Ireland’s most capped player, is named in the replacements.

Ireland captain Paul O’Connell will win his 85th cap as he leads the team out in Paris on Saturday.

IRELAND: Rob Kearney, Tommy Bowe, Keith Earls, Gordon D’Arcy, Andrew Trimble, Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray, Cian Healy, Rory Best, Mike Ross, Donncha O’Callaghan, Paul O’Connell, Stephen Ferris, Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip. Replacements: Sean Cronin, Tom Court, Donnacha Ryan, Peter O’Mahony, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O’Gara, Fergus McFadden.

FRANCE: Clement Poitrenaud, Vincent Clerc, Aurelien Rougerie, Wesley Fofana, Julien Malzieu, François Trinh-Duc, Morgan Parra, Jean-Baptiste-Poux, Dimiti Szarzewski, Nicolas Mas, Pascal Pape, Yoann Maestri, Thierry Dusautoir, Julien Bonnaire, Imanol . . .

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2 responses to “Six Nations: France and Ireland Team News.”

  1. parky

    ‘I just don’t see any of the crucial combinations where France don’t have a definite edge.The front row, second row, back row, half backs, centres, back three and replacements I give France the advantage in every one.’

    Ed: Never ever let it be said, as an Ireland supporter, your glass was more than a quarter full on this one!!!! 😯

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    1. John

      I’m afraid the men’s side will be only a passing interest compared to the girls who play Wales on Saturday afternoon. It’s great seeing rugby as it should be played with the ball doing the work rather than the war of offensive and defensive attrition that the men’s game has become.

      With regards the men if you continually play the same game then sooner or later everyone is going to work it out. If the forwards don’t get well lit for this one it could be embarrassing. Then again the French could just switch off, as is their wont!

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