Teams

Ireland	France
Pens Humphreys 4	Pens Gelez 4
Drops Murphy	Drops none
Team 15 FB Geordan Murphy 14 W John Kelly 13 C Brian O'Driscoll (c) 12 C Kevin Maggs 11 W Denis Hickie 10 FH David Humphreys 9 SH Peter Stringer 1 P Marcus Horan 2 H Shane Byrne 3 P John Hayes 4 L Gary Longwell 5 L Malcolm O'Kelly 6 F Victor Costello 7 F Keith Gleeson 8 N8 Anthony Foley     Replacements 16 Frank Sheahan 17 Justin Fitzpatrick 18 L Leo Cullen 19 F Alan Quinlan 20 Guy Easterby 21 Ronan O'Gara 22 Rob Henderson	Team 15 FB Clement Poitrenaud 14 W Aurelien Rougerie 13 C Xavier Garbajosa 12 C Damien Traille 11 W Vincent Clerc 10 FH Francois Gelez 9 SH Dimitri Yachvili 1 P Jean-Jacques Crenca 2 H Raphael Ibanez 3 P Sylvain Marconnet 4 L Fabien Pelous (c) 5 L Olivier Brouzet 6 F Serge Betsen Tchoua 7 F Olivier Magne 8 N8 Imanol Harinordoquy     Replacements 16 Jean-Baptiste Rue 17 P Christian Califano 18 David Auradou 19 F Sebastien Chabal 20 Mathieu Barrau 21 Gerald Merceron 22 Thomas Castaignede

Notes

Result Ireland won by a margin of 3 points

Six Nations points Ireland 2, France 0

Ground name Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance 47500

Referee AJ Watson (South Africa)

Ireland Test debuts none

France Test debuts none

Other scores

Six Nations
Scotland	30 - 22	Wales	Murrayfield
FIRA Championship D2
Switzerland	9 - 6	Belgium	Basel
Six Nations B
Portugal	43 - 10	Czechia	Lisbon
Super 12
Blues	39 - 5	Crusaders	North Shore City
Chiefs	43 - 27	Queensland Reds	Hamilton
Sharks	36 - 49	Waratahs	Durban