Marsh expecting tough test

Tony Marsh is virtually unique among the French squad in being able to boast a 100% record from his meetings with Ireland. But he is not expecting Sunday’s all Six Nations showdown in Melbourne to be as comfortable as the day Les Bleus swept to the Grand Slam.

Two years ago at the Stade de France, Marsh spearheaded a devastating attack on the men in green which sent them spinning to a 44-5 defeat.