How tactics are holding Ireland's key players back Updated / Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 18:03 Garry Ringrose is tackled by France's centre Gael Fickou For casual observers on Sunday, it was pretty easy to draw a contrast between the way Ireland and France attacked. While the French appeared far more fluid and off-the-cuff, the Irish attack continues to appear blunt. But it wasn't a simple case of Les Bleus being unstructured in their approach in opposition territory or Ireland being structured. Both were structured but as Bernard Jackman explained on the RTÉ Rugby Podcast, the difference lies in how the sides differ within the confines of their respective systems.