France win in Dublin to take control of Six Nations
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
We’re in Dublin reacting to an extraordinary French victory to end Irish hopes of a Grand Slam and put themselves in pole position for the Six Nations title next week.
Donncha O'Callaghan joins Chris to give the Irish perspective on a first home defeat in this competition for four years. We also hear from number 8 Jack Conan.
Up in Edinburgh Johnnie Beattie and James Hook have their say on Scotland’s win over Wales which saw Gregor Townsend’s men clinging on at the end despite having led 35-8 at half time.
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| 0:45.1 | Five Lives, Rugby Union Weekly. |
| 0:54.2 | Rugbyn weekly, Saturday evening, Dublin, Ireland 27, France 42. |
| 1:00.7 | We're just around the corner from the Aviva Stadium where the dust is settling along with the Guinness. And this French side have added Dublin 2025 to Twickenham 2023 when it comes to imperious, dominant, magnificent, away from home performances. |
| 1:12.6 | 34 unanswered points in the second half as France well and truly wreck. |
| 1:17.6 | The Irish party, Dona Kerou Callahan. |
| 1:19.6 | We've had a bit of time after the game. |
| 1:22.6 | Yeah, we have. |
| 1:23.6 | Wow, have you digested that. |
| 1:24.6 | I don't think I have. |
| 1:26.6 | I suppose I'm in the emotional lot, of course, of being an Irish person within it. |
| 1:31.5 | But also the shift, the shift from France today was quite remarkable. |
| 1:37.4 | And there's a worry for me, Chris, that I don't know, can we get to that? |
| 1:42.1 | Can we bridge that gap? |
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