France - Irlande (25-27) | Tournoi des 6 nations

Full-time Men's Senior International Tournoi des 6 nations R4
FR
France
Form V D V D V
Coach: Bernard Laporte
No bonus
Christophe Laussucq 29' E
Gérald Merceron1Tr · 6P
Stadium: -
25-27
Half-time: 13-7
1 try 3 tries
Head-to-head
V 10-9 05/02/1999
V 18-16 06/03/1998
V 32-15 17/01/1997
V 45-10 16/02/1996
V 36-12 09/06/1995
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
IRL
Irlande
Form V D D V V
Coach: -
No bonus
Brian O'Driscoll 23', 58', 74' E
Ronan O'Gara2Tr
David Humphreys1Tr · 2P

Quick summary

Irlande beat France 27–25 in a 4-try match and 1 card. Gérald Merceron finishes as top scorer with 20 points (6 penalties, 1 conversion).
GM
Top scorer
Gérald Merceron
France · 20 pts (1 con, 6 pen.)
Key figures
1 Tries 3
1 Cons 3
6 Penalties 2
0 Cards 1

Breakdown by period

Period France Irlande
1st half 13 7
2nd half 12 20
Total 25 27

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
France
MIN
Irlande
1st half 13 - 7
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
4'3-0
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
11'6-0
23'6-5
E
Brian O'Driscoll Try
23'6-7
T
Ronan O'Gara Conversion
E
Christophe Laussucq Try
29'11-7
T
Gérald Merceron Conversion
29'13-7
2nd half 12 - 20
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
43'16-7
↔
Raphaël IbanezMarc Dal Maso Replacement
51'16-7
53'16-7
↔
Paddy JohnsMichael Galway Replacement
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
54'19-7
54'19-7
↔
Andy WardKieron Dawson Replacement
58'19-12
E
Brian O'Driscoll Try
58'19-14
T
Ronan O'Gara Conversion
↔
Franck BelotAbdelatif Benazzi Replacement
59'19-14
61'19-14
J
Paddy Johns Yellow card
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
61'22-14
61'22-14
↔
David HumphreysRonan O'Gara Replacement
65'22-17
P
David Humphreys Penalty
P
Gérald Merceron Penalty
67'25-17
↔
Pieter De VilliersFranck Tournaire Replacement
71'25-17
↔
Lionel MallierOlivier Brouzet Replacement
71'25-17
74'25-22
E
Brian O'Driscoll Try
74'25-24
T
David Humphreys Conversion
78'25-27
P
David Humphreys Penalty

Match stats

France Irlande
25
Points scored
27
1
Tries
3
-
Possession (%)
-
France Irlande
1
Tries
3
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
France Irlande
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
France Irlande
1
Conversions
3
6
Penalties scored
2
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
France Irlande
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
France
3 matches played
Irlande
3 matches played
Competition
11 matches played
Points scored
25 ▲
avg. 24.3
27 ▼
avg. 40.7
27.5
Tries
1 ▼
avg. 2
3 ▼
avg. 4.33
2.59
First try
29'
avg. 33'00
23'
avg. 26'18
35'36
Penalties scored
6 ▲
avg. 3.33
2 ▼
avg. 3.67
3.14
Yellow cards
0 ▼
avg. 1.67
1 ▲
avg. 0
0.73
% wins
67%
67%
—
% vic. domicile
0%
100%
64%
% vic. extérieur
100%
0%
36%

Line-ups

Top scorer
GM
Gérald Merceron
7 attempts
20 pts
France
1 Christian Califano
2 Marc Dal Maso 51'
3 Franck Tournaire 71'
4 Olivier Brouzet 71'
5 Fabien Pelous
6 Arnaud Costes
7 Abdelatif Benazzi 59'
8 Thomas Lièvremont
9 Christophe Laussucq E 29'
10 Gérald Merceron P 4'P 11'T 29'P 43'P 54'P 61'P 67'
11 David Bory
12 Stéphane Glas
13 Cédric Desbrosse
14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
15 Emile Ntamack
Replacements
16 Raphaël Ibanez 51'
17 Franck Belot 59'
18 Pieter De Villiers 71'
19 Lionel Mallier 71'
Top scorer
BO
Brian O'Driscoll
3 tries
15 pts
Irlande
1 Peter Clohessy
2 Keith Wood
3 John Hayes
4 Malcolm O'Kelly
5 Michael Galway 53'
6 Simon Easterby
7 Kieron Dawson 54'
8 Anthony Foley
9 Peter Stringer
10 Ronan O'Gara T 23'T 58'61'
11 Dennis Hickie
12 Brian O'Driscoll E 23'E 58'E 74'
13 Rob Henderson
14 Kevin Maggs
15 Girvan Dempsey
Replacements
16 David Humphreys P 65'T 74'P 78'61'
17 Paddy Johns CJ 61'53'
18 Andy Ward 54'

Stats by player

France
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
51'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
71'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
71'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
71'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
71'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
59'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
29'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
21'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
9'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
9'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
9'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
9'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Irlande
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
15
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
54'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
54'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
61'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
19'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
26'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
26'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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