An impressive and successful beginning but coaches have plenty to work on

Ireland, 2014 Six Nations champions, and a Parisian win borne of ruthless scoring efficiency.

A week earlier Ireland didn’t allow Italy to touch the ball before scoring their first try.

In Paris, Ireland didn’t have their hands on the ball in the French half until the 12th minute. Irish visits to the French 22 were rare commodities but when Ireland got there they made it count.