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Ireland suffers heavy defeat to France in Six Nations

express.co.uk — March 8, 2025 at 06:01 PM UTC

Ireland lost to France 42-27 in Dublin, ending their Grand Slam hopes. France scored 34 unanswered points in the second half, despite losing star player Antoine Dupont to injury early in the match. Ireland initially led 13-8 but struggled after halftime. France's Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored two tries, while Thomas Ramos added 17 points. Ireland's late tries from Cian Healy and Jack Conan provided little consolation. Five Irish players received a rating of 5/10, reflecting their poor performance. The team now sits two points behind France in the Six Nations standings.

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Antoine Dupont's injury ends his season (irishmirror.ie)

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Antoine Dupont out for months with knee injury (news.yahoo.com)

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Antoine Dupont ruptured cruciate ligaments during match (news.yahoo.com)

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Antoine Dupont injures knee, sidelined for months (theguardian.com)

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Antoine Dupont suffers crucial knee injury in match (news.yahoo.com)

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Antoine Dupont out for Six Nations finale due to injury (news.yahoo.com)

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Dupont's ACL injury sidelines him from crucial matches (channelnewsasia.com)

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Antoine Dupont suffered a serious knee injury (independent.co.uk)

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France leads Six Nations after defeating Ireland 42-27 (irishmirror.ie)

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Antoine Dupont may miss nine months due to injury (standard.co.uk)

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Ireland loses to France, ending Grand Slam hopes (news.yahoo.com)

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Dupont injured during France's victory over Ireland (reuters.com)

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France's Dupont may have serious knee injury (bbc.com)

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France's captain Dupont injures knee against Ireland (channelnewsasia.com)

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France cites players for injuring captain Dupont (irishtimes.com)

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Ireland suffers heavy defeat to France in Six Nations (express.co.uk)

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France overwhelms Ireland, ending Grand Slam dreams (irishtimes.com)

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France defeats Ireland, ending their Grand Slam hopes (news.yahoo.com)

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France defeats Ireland, ending their Grand Slam hopes (bbc.com)

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Ireland and France face off in crucial Six Nations match (news.yahoo.com)

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