France unchanged for Ireland

France head coach Jacques Brunel has named an unchanged matchday squad for their Six Nations clash against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday.

Brunel has kept faith with the same starting line-up and replacements who overcame Scotland 27-10 in their Round Three encounter at the Stade de France in Paris last month.

In the forwards, hooker Guilhem Guirado will captain the team and he packs down in the front-row alongside props Jefferson Poirot and Demba Bamba, while Felix Lambey and Sebastien Vahaamahina line up in the second-row.

Louis Picamoles will be at number eight with Arthur Iturria and Wenceslas Lauret starting on the flanks.

In the back-line, Romain Ntamack and Antoine Dupont are the half-back pairing while Gaël Fickou and Mathieu Bastareaud continue as the centre combination.

Thomas Ramos starts at full-back and he is joined in the back three by wingers Damian Penaud and Yoann Huget.

France: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Gaël Fickou, 11 Yoann Huget, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Arthur Iturria, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Felix Lambey, 4 Sebastien Vahaamahina, 3 Demba Bamba, 2 Guilhem Guirado (c), 1 Jefferson Poirot
Replacements: 16 Camille Chat, 17 Etienne Falgoux, 18 Dorian Aldegheri, 19 Paul Willemse, 20 Gregory Alldritt, 21 Baptiste Serin, 22 Anthony Belleau, 23 Maxime Medard

Date: Sunday, March 10
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Karl Dickson (England)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

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