Ian Madigan is enjoying life in France and got his Top14 career off to a flying start last night as his Bordeaux Begles side beat Racing 92.

The Irish fly-half kicked five penalties as they beat the French giants 15-9 in the opening game of the season.

The 27-year-old made the switch in the hopes of gaining more first team experience and out-scored New Zealand's Dan Carter by five penalties to three.

He posted on Instagram after the game to thank fans for the support:

 

Great to get of to a winning start. Thank you for the incredible support. Il était super de commencer avec une victoire. Merci pour le soutien incroyable. @ubbrugby

A photo posted by Ian Madigan (@ian.madigan) on Aug 21, 2016 at 4:57am PDT