Baptism of fire awaits Noel McNamara’s Ireland at Stade Aime Giral
There have been a couple of weeks of celebrations in Perpignan following their promotion back to the Top 14 and the French are hoping to extend the feelgood factor to their national U20 side.
France come into this tournament as reigning U20 Six Nations champions and having underperformed in this competition — three third-place finishes has been as good as they have managed — they are anxious to make a mark this time round.
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