Stuart McCloskey has never played France at Test level, but is in line to end that wait this weekend.
THERE’S A THEME that emerges when members of the Ireland squad are asked to talk about the threats France might pose this weekend – expect the unexpected.
Les Bleus boast some fearsome power athletes – something Ireland now feel they are better equipped to handle – but the real beauty of this French group is their ability, or unpredictability, with ball in hand. Ireland head into the game without the likes of Jamison Gibson-Park, Tadhg Furlong, Cian Healy and Robbie Henshaw, but France are down key men, too.
“Danty’s fairly direct, isn’t he? I saw that when we were playing La Rochelle, he was pretty devastating against us when we were playing against them at the Aviva,” McCloskey continues.
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