The Ireland vs France player ratings after the two best ranked sides in the world battled out a fierce 80 minutes of rugby in Dublin.
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Andy Farrell’s side boosted their Six Nations title hopes and ended France’s run of 14 straight wins as they battled to a pulsating bonus-point win in Dublin.
The first half especially was two brilliant sides going toe-to-toe and producing an outstanding game of rugby.
The pace dropped in the second half a bit, but Ireland put the squeeze on and ran out worthy winners.
A bonkers first half saw the Irish lead 22-16 with Hugo Keenan, James Lowe crossing the whitewash for the hosts.
France’s only try was a special one from Damien Penaud with fullback Ramos completing their tally with 11 points from the tee.
Ramos added a drop-goal after the break to narrow the gap but Garry Ringrose’s late try secured the bonus-point and victory.
Caelan Doris showed outrageous strength before offloading superbly to Ringrose, and the in-form centre finished with style.
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Ireland: 32 (24)
- Tries Keenan 9, Lowe 21, Porter 26, Ringrose 72
- Cons: Sexton 11, 27, Byrne 73
- Pens: Sexton 40, Byrne 59
France 19 (16)
- Tries Penaud 18
- Cons: Ramos 19
- Pens: Ramos 5,15,33
- Drop-goal: Ramos 62
ISUZU PLAYER OF THE MATCH:
IRELAND vs FRANCE stats:
Carries: Hugo Keenan (Ireland) – 18
Metres: Hugo Keenan (Ireland) – 202
Offloads: Antoine Dupont (France0 – 3
Tackles: Thibaud Flament (France) -27
Tackles missed: Anthony Jelonch (France) -6
Turnovers: James Lowe (Ireland) – 2
Turnovers conceded: Conor Murray (Ireland) -2
Handling errors: Conor Murray (Ireland) – 4
Penalties conceded: Peter O’Mahony -2
Ireland vs France player ratings
15 Hugo Keenan – 9
14 Mack Hansen – 6
13 Garry Ringrose – 8
12 Stuart McCloskey – 7
11 James Lowe – 8
10 Johnny Sexton (c) – 7
9 Conor Murray – 6
1 Andrew Porter – 7
2 Rob Herring – 6
3 Finlay Bealham – 7
4 Tadhg Beirne – 6
5 James Ryan – 8
6 Peter O’Mahony – 7
7 Josh van der Flier – 8
8 Caelan Doris – 9