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Just like the Grand Slam win in 2009, Ireland made fans sweat as the clock ticked down in Paris. But unlike November's New Zealand defeat, Joe Schmidt's side came out the other end with the reward of a first championship since '09 and a fitting send off for the legend that is Brian O'Driscoll.
To review the 22 - 20 victory over France in Paris, we were joined by Bernard Jackman and Trevor Hogan.
"The last 10 minutes had eerie parallels with New Zealand which made it all the more nerve-wracking. They showed that they had learnt a few lessons from that last passage of play against New Zealand and they showed the urgency and the work-rate, despite things going wrong," said Trevor, highlighting the small margins which made the difference.
Bernard added that winning a tight game will benefit the team in the long-term, even if the execution was not always flawless.
Trevor touched on the wisdom of Joe Schmidt's pre-match speech which included the New Zealander touching O'Driscoll on the shoulder while subtly instilling the special nature of the game into his team.
Trevor and Bernard also discussed the potential replacements for O'Driscoll at 13 with Robbie Henshaw, Darren Cave, Luke Fitzgerald and Keith Earls under consideration.
The lads also picked Cian Healy as Ireland's player of the championship after immense performances over the five games, with honorable mentions for every member of the team.
