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"Fairly beat up now. That’s a fairly physical French side and I’m feeling the effects of it now... It’s very difficult when the crowd is behind them, they are a big physical team getting over the gainline, they are incredibly difficult to stop."The big question that looms over this team, under Andy Farrell, is the one that the coach faced some questions about before his team had even flown out to Paris. For all of the home success Ireland have had since Farrell took over from Joe Schmidt, they have lost five of their seven away Tests [France twice, England twice and Wales]. When that was put to Gibson-Park, he replied:
"Yeah, 100%. That was our thought process, coming here. That serious teams win big away games. "We didn't quite get there today, but we'll get another crack, later in the championship."That crack will be against England. Even Joe Schmidt only managed one Test win at Twickenham. Italy should be handily dealt with, at home. If Ireland want to stay on the heels of France, they must go to London and prove their are not just a team that shines on their home patch.
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