Stuart McCloskey on first crack at Les Bleus: 'You can grind them down. There's mistakes in them'

The centre is full of full of admiration for 'out of this world' Antoine Dupont and his French colleagues.

NORTHERN EXPOSURE: Ireland man Stuart McCloskey has faced French opposition plenty of times with Ulster. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Seven years since his Ireland debut and Stuart McCloskey is still ticking off the firsts.

Last November brought his first opportunities against any of the southern hemisphere giants, Saturday just gone was his inaugural Six Nations appearance away from home, and this weekend will give him a first shot at the French.