France vs Ireland LIVE: Six Nations rugby result and final score as Melvyn Jaminet seals thrilling victory

France 30-24 Ireland: Follow latest reaction from Stade de France as Les Blues ended the visitors’ unbeaten run in a Six Nations thriller

France tune-up for Ireland in battle of Six Nations favourites

Follow live reaction as France defeated Ireland in a thrilling Six Nations match in Paris. Antoine Dupont scored the opening try within two minutes as the hosts made a dream start, before Mack Hansen stole the ball from a high kick as Ireland struck back.

Melvyn Jaminet kicked France into a commanding lead at half-time only for Ireland respond thanks to quickfire scores from Josh van der Flier and Jamison Gibson-Park.

Cyril Baille put France back in control and while Joey Carbery cut the lead to three points thanks to a late penalty, Jaminet sealed the win at the death to end Ireland’s unbeaten run and put the hosts in control of the Six Nations.

It leaves France at the top of the table and with the only unbeaten record after Wales defeated Scotland in Cardiff earlier in the day. England can join Ireland, Wales and Scotland on one win with a victory tomorrow in Rome.

Follow all the reaction from the Stade de France blow:

Six Nations: France vs Ireland

• TRY! Dupont gives France lead inside two minutes: 7-0
• TRY! Ireland hit back through Hansen in fast start: 10-7
• HT: Jaminet extends France’s lead from the tee: 19-7
• TRY! Van der Flier cuts France’s lead: 22-14
• TRY! Gibson-Park crosses for quickfire score: 22-21
• TRY! France hit back through Baille: 27-21
• FULL-TIME: France hold off Ireland fight back: 30-24

[12 February 2022 17:21 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 32 minutes

France’s attack isn’t quite clicking. Gael Fickou finds his options limited and so tries a chest-pass, which dips on Damian Penaud. The French winger hits it on the volley like Zinedine Zidane in the 2002 Champions League final to ensure Ireland will throw a pressure lineout inside their 22.

Or not. France close the gap and are free-kicked.

[12 February 2022 17:19 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 30 minutes

Ireland’s first attacking gambit is to send Bundee Aki up the middle, and Romain Ntamack’s attempt to go high is given particularly short shrift by the Connacht centre. But France’s line speed is strong, and Caelan Doris is unable to use his trademark footwork through contact to make metreage.

Anthony Jelonch appears to be leaning on the ruck, and thus not supporting his body weight, but Angus Gardner is happy with the legality of the French flanker’s jackal. Another penalty to the home side.

[12 February 2022 17:17 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 29 minutes

The battle in the air at the lineout is intense. Both teams are throwing up defensive jumpers at every opportunity and forcing inaccurate or untidy set-piece ball. Julien Marchand’s latest dart drifts to hit treble one and is rightly ruled not straight.

[12 February 2022 17:16 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 28 minutes

New hooker Dan Sheehan and his clutch of lineout lifters don’t quite get their timing right, with Tadhg Beirne not quite able to claw the ball back. But France knock on, and Joey Carbery kicks deep and long, and safely for touch.

[12 February 2022 17:15 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 27 minutes

Joey Carbery tests Melvyn Jaminet’s head for heights with a high bomb of alpine amplitude. Jaminet claims the mark with limited fuss.

[12 February 2022 17:14 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 25 minutes

Ronan Kelleher receives some medical attention but is back amongst things for this French lineout, which will be thrown about 30 metres from the Ireland line.

France are properly charging into every contact, but Ireland stand firm. Tadhg Beirne jackals, and a clearing French player has come in from the side.

Kelleher won’t be continuing - I think this might be a Head Injury Assessment. Dan Sheehan is on, perhaps temporarily.

[12 February 2022 17:12 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 24 minutes

But Ireland again miss their interchange in midfield, knocking on for a third time in similar manner inside this first quarter and a bit. Melvyn Jaminet arrives like a locomotive, taken around the top of the chest by Bundee Aki, drawing questioning boos from the crowd who think it might have just strayed high. It looks ok.

France then stall slightly, but Romain Ntamack cannily drops the ball on to his right toe, turning Hugo Keenan and allowing the French shirts to envelop the Irish fly-half. Keenan is delivered over the touchline.

[12 February 2022 17:09 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 23 minutes

Another lineout miscue from France allows Ronan Kelleher a chance to deliver some punishment to Romain Ntamack, who is biffed away having been second to the bouncing ball against a stodgier man.

Ireland play to the left after another bouncing ball tumbles favourably for the visitors. Mack Hansen is just about clung on to.

[12 February 2022 17:08 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 22 minutes

First point to France at scrum-time. Andrew Porter flicks back his hair and shakes his head as he is penalised for driving with an improper angle and going to floor under the rigours of Uini Atonio.

[12 February 2022 17:07 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

France 13-7 Ireland, 20 minutes

Cameron Woki is some sight in full flight at the lineout, thrown high into the sky to contest Irish ball and nearly winning the ball back.

That is less pretty from the flanker-cum-lock. After Ireland knock-on, Woki hacks a horrible kick upwards that is so bad, and travels so little distance, that referee Angus Gardner does not deem there to have been any advantage gained. France scrum.