[Source: BBC Sports]
France continued its unbeaten run with a narrow 15-13 win against Ireland in the Six Nations Championship this morning.
Charles Ollivon scored the sole try of the first half after a passage of attacking brilliance from the visitors.
Damian Penaud touched down for the second try in the 55th minute.
Ireland began to show some fight and Ronan Kelleher’s opportunistic try and a Ross Byrne penalty set-up a grandstand finish, but France held on.
Far from their free-flowing best, Fabien Galthie’s side found two moments of real flair in a match low on quality, and that ultimately proved the difference between the sides.
Ireland will cling onto the heart that they showed in the final quarter to ensure the game went down to the wire for a second week, but the damage was done in the 60 minutes previous.
It is a first win in Dublin for France in a decade, and a first defeat at home for Ireland head coach Andy Farrell.
A result and performance that will do little to support the belief from inside the camp that this is an Irish side on an upward curve.
