Andy Farrell spoke of “unbelievable pride” in his Ireland players after superb Six Nations bonus-point win over France in Dublin; Farrell added Tadhg Beirne’s injury “does not look great”; Ireland skipper Johnny Sexton says win over France “not worth anything” if Ireland don’t back it up
By Michael Cantillon
Last Updated: 11/02/23 7:45pm
Andy Farrell says he is ‘unbelievably proud’ of his Ireland players after victory over France
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell spoke of his “unbelievable pride” after his side’s thrilling Six Nations victory over France, but added the injury to Tadhg Beirne “does not look great.”
Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Andrew Porter and Garry Ringrose scored tries for Ireland as they registered a 32-19 win over defending Grand Slam champions France at the Aviva Stadium in a rip-roaring Test.
“The first half was incredible wasn’t it? Wow, it was just end-to-end stuff,” Farrell said post-match in Dublin.
“It was what we all hoped it would be like, it certainly was.
“Even though I thought we controlled it field-position wise pretty well in the end, it’s not over until it’s over.
“We won a titanic game in that respect. I’m unbelievably proud of the lads and what they’ve been through in recent weeks. They dug in hard and it meant a lot to them today. They certainly showed that.
“The character more than anything [won Ireland the Test]. The want to cover each others back, the togetherness, the sprit that we know we’ve got. And to show it to everyone else in world rugby was good to see.
“I could talk fo …