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Six Nations 2025 · Aviva Stadium, Dublin · 8 March 2025Head-to-head
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France won by 15 points.Half-time 3–8 · Tries 3–5 · IRE 2 yellow cards · FRA 1 yellow card

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11′35′36′43′56′68′214347505975788131%Own 2245%Own half75%Opp half87%Opp 22
← France attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
21′FranceTry, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, conversion missed0–5
43′IrelandTry, Dan Sheehan, converted11–8
47′FranceTry, Paul Boudehent, converted13–13
50′FranceTry, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, converted13–20
59′FranceTry, Oscar Jegou, converted13–30
75′FranceTry, Damian Penaud, converted13–40
78′IrelandTry, Cian Healy, converted18–42
81′IrelandTry, Jack Conan, converted25–42
11′IrelandPenalty goal missed
35′IrelandPenalty goal scored
36′FrancePenalty goal scored
43′IrelandPenalty goal scored
56′FrancePenalty goal scored
68′FrancePenalty goal scored
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′2 IRE cards · 1 FRA card
21′Louis Bielle-Biarrey43′Dan Sheehan47′Paul Boudehent50′Louis Bielle-Biarrey59′Oscar Jegou75′Damian Penaud78′Cian Healy81′Jack Conan
IRE

Team stats

FRA
58%Possession42%
53%Territory47%
141Carries96
477Metres gained474
5Clean breaks7
23Defenders beaten16
225Passes131
8Offloads9
100Tackles made187
16Tackles missed23
115/119Rucks won62/66
18/19Lineouts won12/12
4/5Scrums won3/3
4/5Mauls won8/9
4Turnovers won8
6Penalties conceded13
32Kicks from hand33
866Kick metres1,013
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 3/3, penalties 2/3 · FRA conversions 4/5, penalties 3/3. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Andrew PorterProp
  2. 2Dan SheehanHooker
  3. 3Finlay BealhamProp
  4. 4Joe McCarthySecond row
  5. 5Tadhg BeirneSecond row
  6. 6Peter O'MahonyFlanker
  7. 7Josh van der FlierFlanker
  8. 8Caelan DorisNumber 8
  9. 9Jamison Gibson-ParkScrum-half
  10. 10Sam PrendergastFly-half
  11. 11Calvin NashWing
  12. 12Bundee AkiCentre
  13. 13Robbie HenshawCentre
  14. 14Jamie OsborneWing
  15. 15Hugo KeenanFull-back
  16. 16Rob HerringBench
  17. 17Cian HealyBench
  18. 18Tom ClarksonBench
  19. 19James RyanBench
  20. 20Jack ConanBench
  21. 21Ryan BairdBench
  22. 22Conor MurrayBench
  23. 23Jack CrowleyBench

France

  1. 1Jean-Baptiste GrosProp
  2. 2Peato MauvakaHooker
  3. 3Uini AtonioProp
  4. 4Thibaud FlamentSecond row
  5. 5Mickael GuillardSecond row
  6. 6Francois CrosFlanker
  7. 7Paul BoudehentFlanker
  8. 8Gregory AlldrittNumber 8
  9. 9Antoine DupontScrum-half
  10. 10Romain NtamackFly-half
  11. 11Louis Bielle-BiarreyWing
  12. 12Yoram MoefanaCentre
  13. 13Pierre-Louis BarassiCentre
  14. 14Damian PenaudWing
  15. 15Thomas RamosFull-back
  16. 16Julien MarchandBench
  17. 17Cyril BailleBench
  18. 18Dorian AldegheriBench
  19. 19Emmanuel MeafouBench
  20. 20Hugo AuradouBench
  21. 21Oscar JegouBench
  22. 22Anthony JelonchBench
  23. 23Maxime LucuBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Ireland 37–62 France, 7 drawn in 106 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
France going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.