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Ireland got their bid for unprecedented back-to-back Grand Slams off to the perfect start with a bonus-point 38-17 victory over 14-man France in the opening match of the Six Nations in Marseille on Friday.
'French flair' is one of rugby's most overused phrases. It's back in fashion, though, thanks in part to the winger son of a former France flyhalf who is closing fast and furiously on one of the national team's oldest records.