James Ryan believes the addition of Edwin Edogbo to the second row selection mix will be a big benefit to Ireland’s ability to combat French forward firepower in Paris this Thursday night. “He's a serious athlete and since he's come back from that long layoff with the injuries he's had, he's been really impressive. “There's so much competition now in the second row, in the back five really. “France are driving more than any other team in the world at the moment,” Ryan said. Going away from home, scrum and lineout, France will probably fancy themselves there, so we've got to make sure that we're all over that part of the game this week.”

Source: Irish Examiner February 02, 2026 09:40 UTC