France 56 def. Ireland 16
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 2001 - Game 6 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Scotland
- Out:
- Frederic Banquet (fullback), Gael Tallec (second row)
- In:
- Patrick Noguera (wing), Jérôme Guisset (front row)
- Changes:
- Renaud Guigue (wing to fullback), Frederic Teixido (front row to bench), Pascal Jampy (bench to second row)
Ireland
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 2000 - Quarter Final vs. England
- Next Game:
- European Championship 2003 - Game 1 vs. Scotland
- Out:
- Steve Prescott (fullback), Brian Carney (wing), Tommy Martyn (centre), Michael Eagar (centre), Michael Withers (five-eighth), Ryan Sheridan (halfback), Terry O'Connor (front row), Danny Williams (hooker), Chris Joynt (second row), Kevin Campion (second row), Luke Ricketson (lock), David Barnhill (bench), Jamie Mathiou (bench), Paul Southern (bench)
- In:
- Damian Munro (fullback), Rob Smyth (wing), Richard Smith (centre), Francis Cummins (centre), Liam Bretherton (halfback), Neil Harmon (front row), Johnny Lawless (hooker), Dave Bradbury (second row), Tim Jonkers (second row), Shayne McMenemy (lock), Gavin Gordon (bench), Scott Dyson (bench), Martin McLoughlin (bench), Mick Slicker (bench)
- Changes:
- Gavin Clinch (bench to five-eighth)
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson