Not an afternoon to remember for Ireland in Toulouse, where they really were well beaten by their hosts.

The message from the pundits seems to be a consistent one - Ireland need to improve their discipline and cut out the unforced errors.

Their minds will turn swiftly to round three next weekend when a home match against Italy awaits - and the chance to get their first win of the campaign after opening with two defeats.

We'll have you covered with extensive coverage next weekend, and also keep your eyes on the BBC Sport website for reaction to this defeat and build-up to that meeting with Italy.

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And there's the final whistle.

A fairly chastening afternoon in Toulouse for Ireland as a thumping 40-5 defeat makes it two losses from their opening two Six Nations matches.

Eve Higgins got their try in what was an improved second-half display but it was a game in which France stamped their authority from the outset and never let the visitors into the game.

Llorens, Sansus (2), Forlani, Joyeux and Boulard, who was shown a late yellow card, were the French try scorers as they built on their opening day victory.

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Emilie Boulard will take chances like that all day.

A sixth try for France.

It took far longer than they would have hoped, but Ireland get on the scoresheet through Eve Higgins - and a fine try it was too.

My old school principal liked the classic trick of highlighting the second half score when our rugby team suffered the (very) odd defeat but did better after the interval.

Ireland may not be leading the second half, but it is certainly a lot more encouraging so far than the first 40 minutes was.

Look for the gap and over you go!

Laure Sansus gets her second try of the match - and one that was very similar to her first.

Signs of encouragement for Ireland as their backline display some fine handling and inventive passing to begin to make gains into French territory.

Nothing like a bit of pressure to remind your hosts you're still in this game, even if the French defence is looking solid.

Second half underway - can Ireland make any sort of impact on the scoreboard?

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This would have been a first Six Nations try for Eve Higgins - and a massive early boost for Ireland - but her ninth-minute score was disallowed for an earlier obstruction at the line-out.

A bonus point is in the bag for the French at the break - and here's how they secured that.

Let's face it, Ireland were massively up against it from the outset here and the first-half narrative will probably not surprise too many.

Total French dominance really, apart from the odd spirited break from the visitors - one of which actually led to Eve Higgins crossing for a try but it was disallowed for an earlier infringement at the line-out.

Damage limitation in the second half would seem to be the order of the day for Greg McWilliams' side.

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The TMO had to get involved for this one, but Audrey Forlani was rewarded with what was try number three for France.