Paul Willemse cannot say he was not warned. As soon as the behemoth French lock clocked Ireland’s No 8, Caelan Doris, in the neck, there were cries of frustration around the Stade Velodrome, even before referee Karl Dickson had stopped play to review. Willemse had only been back on the field for six minutes after his yellow card for the same offence in the 16th minute, when his clumsy clear-out caught Andrew Porter in the head, forcing the Irish loosehead off for a head injury assessment.