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‘One that slipped away’: Irish must improve after Six Nations loss, says Farrell – Sydney Morning Herald
France were deserved winners but only after the hosts failed to turn their first-quarter dominance into more than three points and conceded the first try.
In what has been a tough place for France to win, they took both of their chances to score tries, and in a superb display of gritty game management the defence did the rest.
They corralled the deep-passing Irish, who struggled to get over the advantage line. The one try France conceded was a solo opportunist score by hooker Ronan Kelleher. Kicks by Ross Byrne closed the gap to two points but Ireland never looked like bridging that over the last 16 minutes. The game finished when Ireland, after 16…
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