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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Courts Rugby Place: Toulouse Place: Italy Person: Eric Elwood Person: Mathieu Bastareaud Person: Charles Gimenez Person: Keen Person: Elwood Person: Thierry Lacrampe Person: Mathieu Belie Person: Chris Cochrane Person: Martin Dufficy Person: Vincent Mehn Person: Gimenez Person: Belie Person: Dufficy Person: Philippe Sella Person: Stephen Douglas Person: Paul Ryan Person: Clement Ric Person: Nicolas Agnesi Person: Wesley Fofana Person: J Dumora Person: V Mehn Person: C Gimenez Person: David Person: W Fofana Person: M Belie Person: T Lacrampe Person: N Agnesi Person: C Maynadier Person: K Kervarec Person: A Jaulhac Person: Y Vivalda Person: A Chollon Person: R Lakafia Person: R Olive Person: C Ric Person: J-B Roidot Person: A Loubiere Person: A Tomas Person: C Coll Person: D Kearney Person: E O’Malley Person: E Sheridan Person: C Cochrane Person: M Dufficy Person: D Moore Person: P Karayiannis Person: S Douglas Person: B Barclay Person: D Nolan Person: E Sheriff Person: K Essex Person: P Ryan Person: P Mallon Person: J Harris-Wright Person: S Archer Person: J Sandford Person: I Nagle Person: K Greene Person: I Madigan Person: C Cleary Person: C Passacantando Event: Under-20 Six Nations Organisation: Ireland Organisation: France Organisation: IRELAND’S Under-20s Organisation: RBS Organisation: Ireland U-20 Organisation: Stade Francais Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Italy Organisation: Queen’s University Organisation: Clermont Auvergne Organisation: Perpignan Organisation: UCC Organisation: Munster Organisation: Lansdowne Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Old Belvedere Organisation: Queen’s U Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Dublin University Organisation: Blackrock Organisation: Ballymena Organisation: UCD Organisation: Galwegians Organisation: Connacht Organisation: UL Bohs Organisation: Greystones Organisation: St. Mary’s

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