James Ryan has a rich and varied, as well as both a positive and negative, history of playing against French teams. the prospect of returning to where he made his first appearance in the Six Nations thrills him as much as ever. “It’s such an amazing tournament and you never get used to it, to be honest, so we’re all very excited. “It probably makes it more difficult to win the ball,” admitted Ryan at the squad’s base in Quinta do Lago on Sunday. “So probably they felt they had a bit to get through in the first few days, but they were brilliant as well.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2026 19:31 UTC