John Fogarty: France game not a grudge match

Ireland, and Fogarty in particular, will have spent many hours studying the video of the defeat at Stade de France in last year’s Six Nations

WATCHFUL EYE: Ireland scrum coach John Fogarty. Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

It’s the world’s top-ranked side against the team sitting just below them. A meeting of last year’s Grand Slam champions and the side they pipped to that honour by virtue of a close-run six-point win when they met in Paris.

SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

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