Ireland's Kevin Maggs is held by Yannick Nyanga of France as both teams trade penalties in the opening stages Peter Stringer tries to evade France's Julien Bonnaire as kicked points give Ireland a fragile 9-6 lead France winger Christophe Dominici breaks a tackle and goes over for the first try of the game, giving France a 9-11 lead Centre Benoit Baby scores on his international debut to give France their second try and put them ahead at the break Brian O'Driscoll keeps Irish Grand Slam hopes alive with a late try that narrows France's lead to 19-21 A second try from Dominici secures victory for France and ends Ireland's unbeaten run in this year's Six Nations O'Driscoll shakes hands with France's captain Fabian Pelous as the visiting side claim a 19-26 win at Lansdowne Road The French victory leaves France and Ireland on six points each in the Six Nations table after four games
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