Andy Farrell: 'We are certainly not getting ahead of ourselves' as Six Nations finale looms

'Just to win in Paris is very tough, we all know that'
Andy Farrell: 'We are certainly not getting ahead of ourselves' as Six Nations finale looms

Andy Farrell speaks to his team ahead of the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Italy. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Concentrate on the performance and the bonus point will look after itself is the approach Andy Farrell will seek when Ireland go to Paris on Saturday needing a four-try victory to secure the Six Nations title.

Ireland have won three times and drawn once in 12 championship visits to Stade de France, including a last-gasp 15-13 win on their last visit that paved the way for the 2018 Grand Slam. Yet their only four-try return came in a 43-31 defeat in 2006.

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