Summary

  • Ireland Grand Slam hopes end with defeat

  • France go clear at top of Six Nations table with famous win in Dublin

  • Visitors score 27 unanswered points in second-half blitz

  • France captain Antoine Dupont goes off injured in first half

  1. Postpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-25 France

    France are back in the Irish 22 once again.

    One-way traffic at the moment.

  2. Postpublished at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-25 France

    Calvin Nash is back on for Ireland.

    We've just over 20 minutes left in Dublin and France are firmly in control here.

  3. Replacementpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-25 France

    Jack Crowley is on for Bundee Aki.

    That's not a straight swap, so there might be a bit of a re-jig in the Irish back line.

  4. Penalty - Ireland 13-25 Francepublished at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Thomas Ramos

    He was never missing that one. Thomas Ramos extends Ireland's lead.

  5. Postpublished at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-22 France

    You would think this game is in Paris. The French fans are making their voices heard.

    France win the penalty and Ramos points to the posts. This is well within his range.

  6. Postpublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-22 France

    Gordon D'Arcy
    Former Ireland international on ITV

    Wow. Just wow. That's what pace does.

    Look at the ground Bielle-Biarrey dropped into, dropped a gear and just pulled away from Henshaw. He was in full flight.

    Incredible to see!

  7. Postpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-22 France

    France are five metres out!

  8. Postpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-22 France

    Jonathan Bradley
    BBC Sport NI Journalist at Aviva Stadium

    Just the seven tries for Bielle-Biarrey in this year's Six Nations.

    Made sure Lucu wasn't getting that one off him too...

  9. Postpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-22 France

    France come again! All the momentum is with the visitors now!

    Ireland need to regroup here, and fast.

  10. 'Bielle-Biarrey a special talent'published at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-22 France

    Donncha O'Callaghan
    Former Ireland lock on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It is as good a finish as you will ever see.

    Incredible work to turn the ball over, the speed to move the ball across the pitch and Louis Bielle-Biarrey has so much work to do, but he gets across Prendergast and gets the ball down.

    He's a special talent. The big players are able to step up when it matters.

  11. try

    Converted Try - Ireland 13-22 Francepublished at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Louise Bielle-Biarrey (con Ramos)

    Louis Bielle-BiarreyImage source, Getty Images

    UNSTOPPABLE!

    It's a stunning counter by the French as the ball is sprayed wide to Bielle-Biarrey, who kicks it into the in-goal area.

    The wing just about beats his team-mate Lucu to touch down. Ireland had no response.

    Thomas Ramos converts. So, so clinical.

  12. Postpublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-15 France

    Jack Conan and Ryan Baird are on for Ireland.

    Peter O'Mahony makes way to a huge reception.

    It's so loud that Angus Gardner tries to tell Caelan Doris that Calvin Nash's card will remain yellow, but he had to have a couple of attempts until the crowd settled down.

    Josh van der Flier is also off.

  13. Postpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-15 France

    Jonathan Bradley
    BBC Sport NI Journalist at Aviva Stadium

    Sheehan's try felt like such a momentum shift in this game.

    Then you remember that momentum in a game never means less than when France are involved.

    What a response from them.

  14. Postpublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-15 France

    Donncha O'Callaghan
    Former Ireland lock on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    He had the crowd on his back but that's the right call from the referee. The try had to stand.

  15. converted try

    Converted trypublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-15 France

    Now things have calmed down, Thomas Ramos knocks over the conversion and France lead by two again.

  16. Try awarded!published at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-13 France

    Oh dear, that's not gone down well at all.

    Peter O'Mahony was taken out off the ball at the ruck by Thibaud Flament, but Angus Gardner said the Irish back row was back pedalling and therefore it was a legal hit.

    That's two TMO calls against the hosts in two minutes.

    Dejected Ireland playersImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-13 France

    Chris Jones
    BBC rugby union correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A brilliant score by France but Barassi has left the pitch for a HIA and now France don't have any backs to bring on.

  18. Sin-binpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-13 France

    There's a lot going on here. We're going to review the try, but first Calvin Nash is in a bit of trouble.

    Nash has been sent to the sin bin for a tackle on Pierre-Louis Barassi in the build-up.

    That's going for a review in the bunker.

    Now the small matter of the try.

  19. try

    Try - Ireland 13-13 Francepublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Paul Boudehent

    What a response from France!

    Paul Boudehent crashes over after some neat French hands.

    But it's going to the TMO!

  20. Postpublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    Ireland 13-8 France

    Now France have the penalty advantage after Caelan Doris infringed at the ruck.