Time and again Fabien Galthie stressed that it was Ireland his French team had been playing. It was an Ireland team that had proved such a prickly opponent for them and for others for so damn long. “They are number three in the world ranking, let's not forget, but for 50 minutes we forgot it was Ireland we were playing. “It is always a very tough game when we play Ireland. As far as attack with the ball, the team played really well.

Source: Irish Examiner February 06, 2026 01:32 UTC