RBS6N: Teams up for France v Ireland

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Crest_1_FruThe teams were announced yesterday for Ireland’s Six Nation’s match against France which takes place Saturday afternoon at Stade de France. Kick off 14:25, live on BBC.

The return of Rob  Kearney and and Sean O’Brien, from hamstring injuries, leaves us with the team that most people predicted but not necessarily the one that most people wanted, with the return of Kearney to the full back berth causing the most disquiet.

A groundswell of opinion was hoping for Stuart McCloskey to get the nod alongside Robbie Henshaw in midfield and Jarred Payne at fullback but disappointingly Joe Schmidt has stuck with the status quo and the lack of experimentation by Ireland between World Cups continues to be a source of irritation, for this writer at least!

However I . . .

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