IRE
	No.	Name
15Rob Kearney, -
14Keith Earls, -
13Garry Ringrose, -
12Robbie Henshaw, -
11Simon Zebo, -
10Johnny Sexton, -   2 
9Conor Murray, - T
1Jack McGrath, -
2Rory Best, -
3Tadhg Furlong, -
4Donnacha Ryan, -
5Devin Toner, -
6CJ Stander, -
7Sean O'Brien, -
8Jamie Heaslip, -
Replacements
16Niall Scannell, -
17Cian Healy, -
18John Ryan, -
19Iain Henderson, -
20Peter O'Mahony, -
21Kieran Marmion, -
22Paddy Jackson, - 
23Andrew Trimble, -

FRA
	No.	Name
15Scott Spedding, -
14Yoann Huget, -
13Remi Lamerat, -
12Gael Fickou, -
11Noa Nakaitaci, -
10Camille Lopez, -  3
9Baptiste Serin, -
1Cyril Baille, -
2Guilhem Guirado, -
3Rabah Slimani, -
4Sebastien Vahaamahina, -
5Yoann Maestri, -
6Bernard Le Roux, -
7Kevin Gourdon, -
8Louis Picamoles, -
16Christopher Tolofua, -
17Uini Atonio, -
18Eddy Ben Arous, -
19Julien Ledevedec, -
20Charles Ollivon, -
21Maxime Machenaud, -
22Henry Chavancy, -
23Djibril Camara, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Aviva Stadium

11:50 AM, February 25, 2017

2817dESPN Staff

Johnny Sexton stars on return as Ireland sink France

Johnny Sexton shrugged off France's latest bully-boy tactics to pilot Ireland's stubborn 19-9 Six Nations victory in Dublin.

Match Commentary

81'+1		19-9 End of second half
80'		Marmion kicks the ball out of play but perhaps deep in French 22, they should have either gone for a second try. It is building up to an Ireland v England showdown on St Patrick's Day for the Championship.
79'		Henderson gathers in the lineout and Nigel Owens calls a ruck. Ireland making good yards, winding down the clock and in control. Zebo kicks the ball through and Huget runs into touch. Ireland lineout. Can they finish with a try? Last play says Nigel Owens.

Match Stats

IRE

FRA

64%

36%

68%

32%

IRE

FRA

169	Runs	111
372	Meters Run	333
8	Clean Breaks	8
134	Tackles	229
14	Missed Tackles	17
7	Turnover Knock On	9

Standings

Six Nations
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	5	+84	20
2	FRA	5	+6	15
3	ENG	5	-5	14
4	SCOT	5	0	12
5	ITALY	5	-34	11
6	WALES	5	-51	4

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