| France (26) 40 |
| Tries: Llorens, Sansus 2, Forlani, Joyeux, Boulard Cons: Drouin, Tremouliere Pens: Drouin 2 |
| Eire (0) 5 |
| Tries: Higgins |
France made it two wins from two within the Ladies’s Six Nations by securing a snug six-try bonus-point victory over Eire in Toulouse.
Tries for Melissandre Llorens, Laure Sansus, Audrey Forlani and Clara Joyeux helped the hosts to a 26-0 half-time lead as Eire’s error depend mounted.
Sansus touched down for her second earlier than Eve Higgins crossed for Eire.
Emilie Boulard’s rating enhanced France’s profitable margin as Eire suffered a second lack of the marketing campaign.
France will look to proceed their profitable run after they journey to play Scotland subsequent Sunday, with Eire trying to get their first factors on the board after they face Italy in Dublin on the identical day.
Eire had suffered disappointment of their marketing campaign opener final week as Wales clinched a 27-19 comeback win in Dublin whereas France had overcome Italy 39-6 of their first recreation.
Regardless of final week’s defeat, Eire coach Greg McWilliams saved religion with the identical matchday 23, whereas in distinction French head coaches Annick Hayraud and Thomas Darracq made seven modifications to their beginning line-up.
The chances have been stacked in opposition to McWilliams’ facet at Stade Ernest Wallon, with France having gained 16 of their 19 earlier matches in opposition to Eire within the competitors, together with all these performed on French soil.
France’s 20 triumphs from their previous 21 outings on their very own patch had included a 56-15 trouncing of Eire in final yr’s Ladies’s Six Nations.
Caroline Drouin put France in entrance with a third-minute penalty – however six minutes later, Irish centre Higgins dived over for what would have been her first worldwide attempt, just for it to be disallowed. After dialogue with the tv match official, referee Aimee Barrett-Theron dominated it out for an infringement in the back of a lineout.
Quickly after, the hosts prolonged their lead when debutant wing Llorens accomplished a flowing transfer among the many again division by diving over within the nook.
Drouin was off-target in her try so as to add the extras however made amends by kicking her second penalty from in entrance of the posts after 18 minutes.
France continued their domination when scrum-half Sansus picked up the ball on the blindside from the again of a scrum and ran over to dot down for her facet’s second attempt, Drouin lacking the conversion.
The house facet’s benefit elevated on the half-hour mark as their third attempt arrived courtesy of second row Forlani, who barged over to the touch down after a French maul.
Three minutes earlier than the interval, prop Joyeux rumbled over and managed to floor the ball for France’s bonus-point rating, though Drouin was once more unable to contribute to transform.
Eire’s first half was marked by ill-discipline, unforced errors and struggles on the set-piece and their deficit left them a mountain to climb within the second 40 minutes.
France started the second half the place that they had left off, as Sansus once more picked up possession in the back of a maul earlier than crossing for her second attempt. Drouin was profitable together with her conversion try on this event.
Fifteen minutes into the second half, Eire registered their solely rating of the sport as a robust passage of play and affected person build-up was rewarded when Higgins completed the transfer by skipping over and working in behind the posts.
Their opponents responded, nevertheless, and Boulard was introduced with the easy process of scoring after the French moved the ball rapidly among the many back-line, stretching the Eire defence. Alternative Jessy Tremouliere landed the extras.
Boulard acquired a yellow card for a late deal with in added time however that didn’t dampen the house facet’s celebrations.
France: Boulard, Banet, Filopon, Vernier, Llorens, Drouin, Sansus; Lindelauf, Touye, Joyeux, Fall, Forlani, Berthoumieu, Hermet (capt), Menager.
Replacements:Area, Deshaye, Khalfaoui, Ferer, Annery, Chambon, Tremouliere, Jacquet.
Eire: Considine, Murphy Crowe, Higgins, Flood, Mulhall, Cronin, Reilly; Djougang, Jones, O’Dwyer, Fryday (capt), Monaghan, Wall, McMahon, Hogan.
Replacements: Hooban, Pearse, Haney, McGann, O’Connor, Dane, Breen, Parsons.
