Jo Maso Played Quotations

Defeating Ireland is no mean thing. The main thing was to win. It's our first match at home this season and we said we wanted to stay unbeaten at home until the 2007 World Cup which will be played in France. We are still on course.

Frederic has been in pain for a month but he has played very good games with Toulouse in the Heineken Cup and the French championship and we are confident he will be at his best.

The first match of the tournament is always tricky. The players have not played together for a long time.

That was our main objective because the 2007 World Cup will be played in France and we want to keep our home advantage inviolate until the final.