‘Hammer the hammer’

Three key areas of confrontation at the Aviva today

‘Hammer the hammer’
Sat, 09 Mar, 2013 - 00:00
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Donal Lenihan

1. The set-piece

The French will use their scrum to impose themselves on an Irish pack that has struggled to maintain their physical intensity over the full 80 minutes of games in this championship.

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