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Last-gasp Sexton drop-goal stuns France
By Peter Thompson
Jonathan Sexton spoiled Jacques Brunel's first game in charge of France with a last-gasp drop-goal as Ireland started their Six Nations campaign with a dramatic 15-13 victory in Paris.
A magnificent solo try from Teddy Thomas nine minutes from time looked to have given new head coach Brunel a winning start to his tenure as the rain fell at the Stade de France.
There was a distinct lack of French flair until wing Thomas produced a moment of sheer brilliance to score the only try of an attritional contest, Anthony Belleau converting to put Les Bleus in charge for the first time.
Four penalties out of five from Sexton had seen Joe Schmidt's men lead for much of the match and the fly-half held his nerve to nail a magnificent drop-goal under pressure with the last kick of the game to break France hearts.
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It took a whole season to wash the Foster stink out to be fair. There's still been substantial change though. I think only 7 starters from the RWC QF v IRE started the IRE test in Dublin. This year wasn't the year for full innovation, transition needs to be balanced, & incremental. The new coaches will be able to stamp their full mark on the ABs from 2025 when Razor will select his first proper squad from a mega talented player pool. Exciting times ahead.
Go to commentsWhat on earth is Tele'a doing passing the ball away so quickly on his line break, like a fatty making a bust and trying to find a winger to give the ball to lol
The amount of inconsistency with the head contact law coming into the game. No red yesterday and no yellow today, but then another player gets a suspension for a side on headonhead (as apposed to these two sweet shoulders) contact last week. Happy if there is a referee change to having a bit more commensense.
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