Garry Ringrose keen to avoid deja vu in Dublin as Ireland tackle France test

Ireland centre Garry Ringrose has dismissed options subsequent weekend’s mouthwatering Guinness Six Nations showdown with France will likely be a Grand Slam decider.

Andy Farrell’s males in the end had to accept second spot in the 2022 championship as a round-two defeat by the all-conquering French in Paris proved pivotal.

The two nations meet on the identical stage in this yr’s competitors, with the Irish having underlined their standing as the world’s top-ranked aspect by impressively blowing away Wales on the opening weekend earlier than Fabien Galthie’s defending champions scraped previous Italy.

Talk of the title is probably going to dominate the build-up to the Dublin fixture however Ringrose doesn’t consider the victors are assured to go on and full a match clear sweep.

“I don’t think so, no,” stated the 28-year-old. “In my experience of Six Nations, everyone has the ability to beat everyone. Everyone is vulnerable to losing to everyone.

“(We will take it) one week at a time, raise our game against a team that we lost to last year in Paris and the year before in the Aviva (Stadium). That will be the focus.”

France are the one main nation but to endure defeat in opposition to Ireland through the Farrell period.

Les Bleus have twice crushed the Irish at Stade de France in that point – 35-27 in 2020 and 30-24 final yr – in addition to being the only visiting aspect to win on the Aviva Stadium because the final World Cup, a 15-13 success in 2021.

Ireland’s 34-10 victory over Wales on Saturday was constructed on a fast begin which included three tries in the opening 20 minutes.

The Irish have been on the receiving finish of a blistering starting throughout final yr’s essential loss in the French capital as Antoine Dupont crossed inside two minutes.

Ringrose is set to avoid a way of deja vu.

“Reflecting on the start of the game last year, they started unbelievably well with the quick line-out, I think it was Dupont,” stated Leinster participant Ringrose.

“They just caught us on the hop. They broke us on the counter-attack.

“The start for us (next week) would be massive to hold them out with the threat they pose, pretty much from anywhere, broken play or set-piece that they have up front with their forwards.

“We will have to be really dialled on to not let them through us with their power game, as well as being able to defend the serious try scorers that they have on the edge out wide.”