France hold off spirited Ireland fightback to win Six Nations thriller

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France 30-24 IrelandTries from Antoine Dupont and Cyril Baille take hosts topIt was awfully quiet in the Stade de France around 6.30, the rapt crowd of 80,000 too nervous to sing or scream or shout any more, for a game they thought they had seen their team win once, twice, three times already.Ireland never held the lead, but they never stopped chasing it either. At that point, Joey Carbery had just kicked a penalty to cut three out of France’s six-point lead. Continue reading...

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