Game 1
Ireland 18 lost to France 26
Team Info
Ireland
- Previous Game:
- European Championship 2003 - Game 1 vs. Scotland
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. USA
- Out:
- Phil Farrell (second row)
- In:
- Carl de Chenu (bench)
- Changes:
- Paul Handforth (five-eighth to bench), Karl Fitzpatrick (bench to five-eighth), Chris Maye (bench to second row)
France
- Previous Game:
- Mediterranean Cup 2003 - Game 6 vs. Lebanon
- Next Game:
- European Championship 2003 - Game 1 vs. Scotland
- Out:
- Sébastien Terrado (fullback), Hervé Marrot (wing), Fabrice Estebanez (centre), Maxime Grésèque (halfback), David Berthezene (hooker), Romain Gagliazzo (front row), Sebastien Azema (second row), Franck Rovira (bench), Mathieu Julia (bench), Aurélien Cologni (bench)
- In:
- Frederic Banquet (fullback), Teddy Sadaoui (centre), Fourcade Abasse (wing), Julien Rinaldi (halfback), Olivier Pramil (front row), Cédric Gay (hooker), Jérôme Guisset (front row), Artie Shead (second row), Julien Gerin (bench), John Wiagafa (bench)
- Changes:
- Rachid Hechiche (front row to bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson