Les Bleus know they have their work cut out to claim anything from the trip to Dublin but fly-half Delaigue is confident of a result.

We play all our matches to win and when we travel to Ireland it won't be for a holiday, he said.

On the contrary we will have revenge to take and we must find the mental resources to cope with it.

We must bounce back, the sooner the better. Ireland represent a fantastic challenge at Lansdowne Road.

Coach Bernard Laporte will announce his squad on Wednesday and revealed at the start of the week that there could be changes to come.

We are going to take into account all the matches played in the tournament so far to choose the most competitive squad possible, Laporte said.

Some players could come back to boost the competition such as Pieter De Villiers, Pascal Pape, Thomas Lievremont, Ludovic Valbon or Nicolas Brusque.

If we win against Ireland everything will remain possible, he added, referring to Frances hopes of retaining the RBS 6 Nations crown they won last year.