French flair sees off battling Ireland

France U-20 24 Ireland U-20 13

Sat, 09 Feb, 2008 - 00:00

An impressive French side handed Eric Elwood his first defeat since he took on the Ireland U-20 coaching job last season.

The French suffered a blow before kick-off when their centre Mathieu Bastareaud had to cry off with a calf injury. The Stade Francais club man, so devastating against Scotland last week, was replaced by Charles Gimenez of Toulouse.

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