France’s lineout was less than perfect at Murrayfield that day and it will have to be up to the challenge again as Harinordoquy and co go up against Irish second row greats Paul O'Connell and Donncha O'Callagahan.

But the veteran French forward is backing his troops to turn things around and get the set-piece right, having matured since their Scottish adventure.

"I take responsibility for that (the poor display against the Scots) because I was captain of the lineout," said 32-year-old Harinordoquy, who has his sights set on a fourth Grand Slam.

"I was too focussed on the patterns and calls we had made during the week leading up to the match and I was unable to adapt when they played a different pattern at some lineouts.

"We came under a lot of pressure in this area. We had already done a lot of work in the lead-up to the Irish game (the one called-off last month) as to their lineout habits but perhaps it is best to leave it more to intuition on the day."