O’Connell: Don’t be fooled by France
Following the late, late postponement on February 11, when Ireland faced going into Stade de France on the back of a demoralising opening loss to Wales, O’Connell accepted yesterday that his side was in a better place to set about winning in the French capital for the first time since 2000.
However, he saw enough in France’s uncertain 23-17 win at Murrayfield last Friday to know Philippe Saint-Andre’s side have enough firepower to cause serious damage.