JOE SCHMIDT ADMITS the odds are heavily stacked in France’s favour ahead of the showdown in Paris as his side only have a short window to recover from the bruising battle with Wales.
As the dust settled on Sunday’s 16-16 with Warren Gatland’s side at the Aviva, Ireland head coach Schmidt conceded the task facing his squad is that much tougher with just a six day turnaround.
The IRFU were due to send out a medical bulletin to the media on Monday but no such update arrived, with Schmidt’s short interview with Michael Corcoran on the association’s YouTube channel the only form of communication.
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