PREVIEW-Rugby-Ireland, France put faith in partnerships

The pair first played together at 10 and 12 when Ireland

beat their French hosts at the 1998 under-19 World Cup.

The French coach clearly has an eye on the 2011 World Cup,

particularly given 20-year-old Morgan Para’s promotion to the

bench instead of the natural goalkicking cover of scrumhalf

something like 25 games to play before the 2011 World Cup, it’s

“It’s the first time since our appointment we are able to

field the team we had in mind,” he added after choosing centre

Florian Fritz and fullback Clement Poitrenaud for the first

Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/rugbyNews/idUKL58091420090205