Fans hoping French will put plenty over the bar at Croker
The Toulouse striker was expected to line out for Les Blues in the World Cup qualifier – although doubts were raised last night after he limped off after training. But earlier the striker admitted to not only a fondness for Ireland but also for Gaelic football.
It turns out Gignac spent some time here as a youngster and fell in love with the native game. “When I was younger, I went to Ireland to a summer camp at Fermoy, near Cork. There, I discovered Gaelic football,” he said.
