James Lowe Andy Farrell Stuart Maccloskey Tadhg Furlong Robbie Henshaw Garry Ringrose Hugo Keenan Caelan Doris Damian Penaud Dan Sheehan France Ireland Six Nations Sport Rugby James Lowe Andy Farrell Stuart Maccloskey Tadhg Furlong Robbie Henshaw Garry Ringrose Hugo Keenan Caelan Doris Damian Penaud Dan Sheehan France Ireland

Ratings: Caelan Doris in a different class for Ireland

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A thoroughly deserved win for Ireland, as they go two from two in this season's Six Nations championship.Andy Farrell's side answered a lot of questions around their depth at the Aviva Stadium, and it's a significant bonus point win, considering Tadhg Furlong, Jamison Gibson-Park, Dan Sheehan and Robbie Henshaw were all watching on from the sidelines.As well as the players who stepped into the starting side, there were also major impacts off the bench, with pretty much every replacement contributing.Here's how we rated Andy Farrell's side. Hugo Keenan - 8 Didn't have the same command of the skies as he did in Cardiff a week ago, but made telling contributions elsewhere.

Took his try brilliantly, and forced the French defence to second-guess themselves as he teased to pass to his outside runners.

A brilliant 50:22 at a crucial stage of the second half almost led to a fourth try. Mack Hansen - 7 Will be frustrated at how he got turned around for Damian Penaud's try, but made a couple of big defensive interventions, intercepting an Ntamack pass and almost crossing for a try late in the first half. Garry Ringrose - 8 Showed his power to shove off two French tacklers and score the try that sealed the bonus point, while his brilliant pass in the opening half put Lowe into space for the second try of the game. Stuart McCloskey - 8 Nothing flamboyant about his performance but carried hard and was his usual physical presence in midfield.

Made a crucial tackle and jackal penalty deep in Ireland's 22, denying France a potential try when they were on top early in the second half. James Lowe - 9 An incredible finish in the corner for his try in the opening half, and as usual his kicking game was excellent.

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