France remain unchanged for crunch game against Ireland 

UNCHANGED: France head coach Fabien Galthie has named the same starting team for this weekend's Six Nations trip to Ireland as the one that beat Italy in the opening round.

France head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday named the same starting team for this weekend's Six Nations trip to Ireland as the one that beat Italy in the opening round.

Les Bleus, the defending champions who are ranked second in the world, made changes to their bench for Saturday's visit to the side top of the standings.