Tadhg Furlong gears up for Bamba battle

Tadhg Furlong admits he has little idea what to expect from France’s young and unpredictable side this Sunday.

The visitors have an unchanged test side for the first time in 15 years— with the likes of Romain Ntamack (19), Antoine Dupont (22) and Damien Penaud (22) and Demba Bamba (20) starting once more. Furlong was on the bench when Ireland lost to France in 2016 – his first involvement against the country, but he’s been a starter in the last two tests, winning both Six Nations games in 2017 and 2018.