A somewhat muted France won the arm wrestle at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday afternoon to leave Ireland still without a win after two rounds of the 2021 Six Nations.
There was improved discipline with a combined total of 14 penalties conceded, down from 22 in the last match, but an increase in handling/passing errors, from 33 to 46, meant the ball was in play for a total of 36 minutes compared to 40 minutes in the previous game. Ireland again completed the most rucks with the home team setting up a total of 110 to Frances 67 though this was also down from 245 previously.
Ireland (3) 13
TRY: Ronan Kelleher
CON: Ross Byrne
PEN: Billy Burns, Ross Byrne
France (10) 15
TRY: Charles Ollivon, Damian Penaud
CON: Matthieu Jalibert
PEN: Matthieu Jalibert
It was a nervy start from both sides. Ireland had a glimpse of a chance in the opening . . .
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