Ireland looking to bounce back against France
Ireland will return to the setting of their 2007 World Cup disaster with a team showing eight changes in personnel to the XV dispatched by Scotland.
The build-up to New Zealand continues with a challenging trip to Bordeaux, the squad's base camp four years ago, in the first of two matches against France.
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