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Undefeated for 14 games, the XV of France saw their streak come to an end on Saturday against Ireland, on the second day of the Six Nations Tournament. Brave but sometimes imprecise, the Blues say goodbye to the Grand Slam.
The clash between Ireland and France, on the occasion of the second day of the Six Nations Tournament, kept all its promises, Saturday February 11, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. But after eighty minutes of play full of suspense, the XV of Clover managed to put an end to the series of invincibility of the Blues (32-19), which therefore stops at 14 successes in a row.
9th minute: Keenan opens the scoring for Ireland
On their lawn, Jonathan Sexton’s teammates were the first to shine thanks to Hugo Keenan. Found in the meantime, the rear managed to resist the return of the Habs before flattening (5-3). Sexton did not miss his transformation (7-3).
18th minute: on the counter, Penaud puts the Blues in front
Shortly after the quarter of an hour, still alive thanks to penalties from Thomas Ramos, the Blues scored their first try after a magnificent comeback of almost 60 meters from Damian Penaud (7-11, then 7- 13 after transformation).
21st minute: Lowe’s acrobatic test validated by video
But barely three minutes later, James Lowe managed to flatten off after an acrobatic gesture against Damian Penaud to restore the advantage to the Irish (12-13). The use of the video, for a foot of the winger in touch before concluding, will not invalidate the test.
27th minute: the XV of Clover exploits the numerical superiority
Just before the half hour mark, Uini Atonio received a yellow card. The Irish forwards did not fail to sanction the French in the process thanks to the pillar Finlay Bealham. After his transformation (19-13), Jonathan Sexton overtook Jonny Wilkinson as the second best director in the history of the competition.
72nd minute: Ringrose puts an end to French hopes
With the Greens in front at the break (22-16), the second period gave rise to an explanation on foot between the French and the Irish… Until the fourth try by three-quarter center Garry Ringrose, less than ten minutes from final whistle, which swept away the hopes of the Habs. The Leinster player, well shifted on the left wing, managed to flatten after two missed tackles from the Blues.
After their narrow success against Italy (24-29) six days ago, Antoine Dupont’s partners therefore suffered their first defeat in this 2023 Tournament in Dublin (32-19).
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