Men Six Nations: Ireland 26 France 14

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Rory Best grabbed a try on what could be his final Six Nations appearance at the Aviva Stadium as Ireland defeated France 26-14 in the penultimate round of the 2019 Six Nations.

Despite there being only twelve points between the sides, Ireland were dominant in every facet of the game barring a switch off in the last ten minutes.

Ireland (19) 26

TRY: Rory Best, Johnny Sexton, Jack Conan, Keith Earls

CON: Johnny Sexton (3)

France (0) 14

TRY: Yoann Huget, Camille Chat

CON: Baptiste Serin (2)

Ireland took an early lead inside three minutes through a rolling maul with Best popping up with the ball. While it was a well worked forward try, credit must also go to Jordan Larmour, whose kick put France under pressure and gave Ireland an attacking lineout in the French 22.

The hosts had the majority of the play in the opening . . .

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