France 40 Ireland 5
A disappointed Irish team limped home from Toulouse but not without some fighting words. It was always going to be an improbable win for this rebuilding Irish side facing France, one of the stronger teams in this year’s Six Nations Championship.
In that Ireland had a better second half than first losing it two tries to one. But a fraught first half where the lineout and scrum failed and handling errors accrued alarmingly positioned the match as one in which Ireland would only bring home scraps.
Four French first half tries and 26-0 at the break ensured an insurmountable lead and bonus point for the home side, the sole Irish try in the match coming from Eve Higgins on 56 minutes.
In a game Irish opening, it was Higgins who scor …
- April 4, 2022
