'We did not expect a great Irish team': French media reaction to Six Nations win

The French media did not expect much from Ireland in their opening Six Nations game against France but were still surprised by the "sheer lack of physical intensity for an hour."

France's Matthieu Jalibert celebrates scoring his side's second try during the Six Nations match against Ireland. Pic: ©INPHO

Ireland were a tarnished version of their former selves in the opening game of the Six Nations according to the French media.

“The Irish rugby players we saw on Thursday evening, for a good hour, resembled those glasses that have lost their shine, covered in limescale after coming out of the dishwasher,” Karim Ben Ismail wrote for L’Equipe.