(Reuters) – France’s 30-24 overcome Ireland in Paris put them firmly on target for Six Nations success, however scrumhalf Antoine Dupont dismissed talk of a possible Grand Slam, saying the crew have been cautious of Scotland after expensive defeats in earlier editions.
It was a second dwelling win in a row for France, who beat Italy of their opening recreation and at the moment are the one aspect that might full this season’s Grand Slam.
France completed second within the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Six Nations with defeats in opposition to Scotland, who they face subsequent, proving expensive on each events.
“We have all discovered from the final two years, the place we could have misplaced the event after a defeat to Scotland,” Dupont instructed reporters on Saturday.
“So we’re not going to talk about Grand Slam for the second.
“We will give attention to the following match as a result of we all know the problem that awaits us. We know this Scottish crew nicely, so we’re hoping that we are going to have one thing good to play for in a month.”
Fabien Galthie’s France aspect will face Scotland on Feb. 26 and Wales on March 11, earlier than internet hosting England within the remaining fixture of their marketing campaign on March 19.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)
