{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ef6d9e5464d50011bafece/65b7d6e6b9dbd90016dd9cc7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"France vs Ireland preview with Gordon D'Arcy and Noel McNamara ","description":"<p>Gordon D'Arcy and John O'Sullivan join host Nathan Johns to preview the Six Nations ahead of Ireland's opening game away to France on Friday night.</p><p><br></p><p>The panel discusses selection, captaincy and Ireland's poor record following World Cup campaigns.</p><p><br></p><p>We also hear from Clare native Noel McNamara, the attack coach at Union Bordeaux-Begles. Newly installed at the French club, McNamara works on a daily basis with a number of players in the France squad, most notably Maxime Lucu, the man expected to be tasked with replacing the absent Antoine Dupont.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}