Ireland must beware moody Bleus, warns All Black hero

Former All Black Zinzan Brooke has warned that France will aim to peak for their crunch World Cup pool match with Ireland next month.

The 1987 World Cup winner said that the unpredictable French will do anything to avoid a quarter-final showdown with New Zealand.

And the All Black legend fears that a pool defeat will mean an end to the honeymoon period for Joe Schmidt.