Six Nations 2018 Ireland’s CJ Stander wary of France debutant Matthieu Jalibert • ‘He tries anything from anywhere; we’ve got to watch him closely’• Joe Schmidt confident referee Nigel Owens will police any foul play Matthieu Jalibert during a France training session in the buildup to the Six Nations match against Ireland. Photograph: Dave Winter/Icon Sport via Getty ImagesCJ Stander has warned Ireland to beware of the teenage France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert’s attacking craft when the two sides meet on Saturday. “We try to put pressure on any fly-half we come up against, so it will be no different with Jalibert this weekend. “This year is going really fast, everything is happening to me at lightning speed,” Jalibert said. Another uncapped player, the full-back Geoffrey Palis, will also start and France will rely on Virimi Vakatawa and Teddy Thomas’s speed on the wings.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2018 10:13 UTC