Joe Schmidt has no injuries worries for showdown with France

Evidence of Ireland’s ultimately easy win in Rome was apparent yesterday with a reassuringly light injury list and with it the promise of some big-name returnees for Saturday’s RBS Six Nations visit of France to Dublin.

Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip and Jonathan Sexton will all be expected to feature against ‘Les Bleus’ at the Aviva Stadium while Eoin Reddan and Dave Kearney will also be pushing for some involvement.

Rory Best is this week going through return-to-play protocols after suffering a concussion against the Azzurri. It will be Thursday before he partakes in full training and only then if he passes the various markers required.