France beat Ireland comfortably

France 35 Ireland 17

France beat Ireland comfortably
Sat, 14 Feb, 2004 - 15:49

France 35 Ireland 17

France turned on the style in the second half to launch their RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign with a 35-17 victory over Ireland in Paris.

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CourtsRugbySix NationsPlace: ParisPerson: Pascal PapéPerson: Yannick JauzionPerson: Fredric MichalakPerson: Tyrone HowePerson: Jean-Baptiste ElissaldePerson: ElissaldePerson: Ronan O’GaraPerson: MichalakPerson: O’GaraPerson: Vincent ClercPerson: Damien TraillePerson: BrusquePerson: ClercPerson: Paul O’ConnellPerson: Peter StringerPerson: Anthony FoleyPerson: Serge BetsenPerson: Fabien PelousPerson: Pieter De VilliersPerson: Girvan DempseyPerson: Nicolas BrusquePerson: DominiciPerson: BetsenPerson: PpePerson: TraillePerson: JauzionPerson: HowePerson: Gordon D’ArcyPerson: Brian O’DriscollPerson: John HayesEvent: RBS 6 Nations ChampionshipEvent: World CupOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: Irish
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