SECOND-ROW:
- 4. James Ryan (Ireland)
- 5. Paul Willemse (France)
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Maro Itoje (England)
- 7. Josh van der Flier (Ireland)
- 8. Gregory Alldritt (France)
Evening Standard on Itoje: “A dominant performance from the Saracens star, who was very strong in defence. Looked good in attack too and had a try disallowed.”
JOE on van der Flier: “Made one lovely turnover at the breakdown and was carrying hard in those frantic early stages. Powered over for a try, early in the second half, that gave Ireland hope.”
Rugby Pass on Alldritt: “Did the hard yards for his side time and again. His importance to les Bleus was shown by him being retained for the full 80 minutes.”
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