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Published 11:37 14 Feb 2022 GMT
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Hugo Keenan of Ireland reacts after a France try, which was subsequently disallowed, at Stade de France. (Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile)[/caption]
"I remember sitting at home, watching it, and going, 'Take the shot. Take the points'. "There was still enough left in the game. Maybe if it was 76 or 77 minutes [gone], you're looking at it different. "I think they genuinely felt that they had a good kicker [in Carbery] that would get the penalty, and they presumed they'd get back down there at some stage and chase the try. Maybe go for that win. That's a sign of how confident and positive on the field they were. They felt they could back up again. They knew in that game, out there, that they could get back and score again."As it transpired, Melvyn Jaminet almost crossed for what would have been a huge try - putting Ireland eight points behind - but Dan Sheehan held him up. The France fullback did kick a penalty to make it 30-24, but Ireland still had 90 seconds left to fashion a scoring opportunity. France won the restart but Iain Henderson made an incredible rip to secure them the ball, just 30 metres from the France tryline. That was as close as they go, as poor passes and kicks let France off the hook. "That's a sign of how confident they were," Hayes added."They did go for it and were not afraid of those French forwards." With the games now in the record books as a third straight France win over Ireland, Farrell's men will have to target three closing wins and hope Les Bleus falter elsewhere.
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