Johnny Sexton saves Ireland’s skin with an 80th minute drop kick from 40 metres to defeat France 15-13 at the Stade de France.
Teddy Thomas crossed the line for the only try of the game with ten minutes left, but it wasn’t enough to seal a French victory.
Ireland took an early 3-0 lead after Johnny Sexton converted a penalty in front of the posts and added another to give Ireland a 6-0 lead after 21 minutes. A quarter of the game had gone but both sides were still sussing each other out.
France started the match with far less international caps than Ireland and their inexperience showed on various occasions throughout the match; Sebastien Vahaamahina charged over ruck and tackled Conor Murray, allowing Sexton the opportunity to add another penalty and take the score to 9-3 at half time.was
On the other hand Ireland were struggling to break down a rugged French defence. France were on the board five minutes before the interval after capitalizing on a terrific strip from Kevin Gourdon. A hack through allowed . . .
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