France used seven forwards off the bench last time out against Italy.
The French went with that forward-heavy selection against Italy last time out in the Six Nations, bringing on six of them at the same time in the 49th minute.Galthié will be naming a strong starting pack, with les Bleus hopeful that Grégory Alldritt will be fit to start at number eight after he tweaked his groin yesterday.
Ireland have faced a 7/1 bench before, of course, with Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks using such a selection against them at the 2023 World Cup. “We’ve got a very fit group of forwards that we have a lot of confidence in and we’ve got real change-up as well. So, you know, we’re confident in the way we’re selecting the side. And, yeah, we haven’t spoken a huge amount about 7/1.”
Ireland A were hit by backline injuries after going for a 6/2 bench in their recent game against England A, meaning back row Max Deegan ended up playing on the wing. Related Reads How to handle Ireland: Thierry Henry joins France camp ahead of Six Nations showdown France's Louis Bielle-Biarrey has become one of the most dangerous wingers in the world Ireland know that there’s a huge test ahead up front this weekend in Dublin.
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