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Ireland will be gutted not to come out of that game with anything, but can take encouragement from their performance against one of the world’s best sides.
For long spells, they frustrated France with their well-organised backline.
While Carla Ward deserves credit for how she set the team up, so does her opposite number, Laurent Bonadéi.
His substitutions made the difference, specifically the magnificent Man United attacker Melvine Malard, who scored twice within 10 minutes of being introduced.
The hosts will feel aggrieved not to be awarded a penalty for what looked like a handball in the dying moments, and more drama ensued, as Katoto brilliantly cleared O’Sullivan’s effort off the line.