In unusually French fashion, the French have named an unchanged team to face Ireland this Sunday in Dublin 15:00.
France head coach Jacques Brunel retains young half-backs Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack, who impressed in the 27-10 bonus-point win over the Scots.
“The context will be different and I hope our pack will put the half-backs in good conditions,” said Brunel.
After an accomplished performance, Ramos starts again in the 15 jersey. He’s already came up against Leinster on 2 occasions this season with Toulouse so will be expecting an aerial bombardment from Sexton.
“We work on this every week,” said Brunel. “The Irish know how to put you under pressure with high kicks, notably with Murray. We worked on this specifically.”
“We will have to make smart choices,” said Brunel. “They have a very efficient defence and they are very good in the rucks.
“We need to be more consistent and be able to reproduce what we did against Scotland.”
