As it happened: thrilling France end Ireland's Six Nations Grand Slam hopes 

France, who lost star player Antoine Dupont to what appeared to be a serious knee injury, were magnificent in the second half as they beat Ireland 42-27 at the Aviva Stadium. 

Louis Bielle-Biarrey of France celebrates with teammate Romain Ntamack, right, after scoring his side's third try. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

16:41: "When we got good entries into their 22, we didn't come away with points," says Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby as he tries to explain his side's defeat. 

16:18: "Discipline didn't help at times," says Ireland captain Caelan Doris. Ireland were shown two yellow cards to Joe McCarthy and Calvin Nash.