Thrust into the starting XV after Kearney's late withdrawal for his first Six Nations start. Settled nicely into his backfield role with a delightfully weighted kick in behind to provide the platform for Ireland's opening score, and although had a nervous moment in the air shortly after, was heavily involved throughout Ireland's dominant display, running a couple of superb decoy lines, notably for Sexton's try. Very nearly weaved his way through for a first home try, and overall, this was another important learning experience for the 21-year-old at this level.

Saw some early ball when cutting back inside and Ireland turned to his aerial ability on the right on numerous penalty advantages, only for Ramos to be equal to the task. Came off the wing to send through a perfectly-weighted kick into space during the second half, allowing Ringrose to swallow Dupont up and hand the hosts another attacking platform. From there, the Munster winger secured the bonus-point try, streaking through off a clever lineout move.

A return to the Ireland midfield after injury, Ringrose showed just why he has become such a lynchpin in the 13 jersey. Was desperately unlucky not to finish what would have been a virtuoso individual score after athletically collecting Sexton's bomb, just losing control of the ball as he slide for the line, but that took nothing away from his afternoon's work. Classy hands for Sexton's try, and what about the hit on Dupont early in the second half to force the turnover? Peerless in all aspects.

Continues to be a big presence for Ireland in midfield, bringing plenty of power in possession, but a poor pass to Sexton and a sloppy knock-on in contact saw two try-scoring chances break down. No shortage of legwork around the park, making 11 carries and beating three defenders. 

An unusually quiet afternoon for the Ulster winger. Didn't see a huge amount of the ball but looked lively any time he got his hands on it, and did well in a couple of aerial contests on this near side during the first half.

The Sexton wraparound worked a treat, and boy did Johnny enjoy it. The out-half's first Test try since crossing against Canada in the 2015 World Cup, ending a run of 30 games without scoring. Landed three of his four placekicks before taking a breather for the final 20 minutes. Replaced by Connacht's Jack Carty.

It's unusual to see Murray replaced with 20 minutes left on the clock, but that was more to give John Cooney further exposure in the green shirt, rather than a reflection of Murray's own performance. Still not back to top form, evidenced by a couple of uncharacteristic mistakes, but his delivery was much better as Ireland enjoyed front-foot ball.

Healy was 'on it' from the outset here, looking fit and sharp throughout an excellent 50-minute performance. Made his impact felt both in the tight and loose, while showing excellent law knowledge when coming through to dive on the ball on the French line. Unlucky not to get the score his ingenuity deserved. 

The captain's final home Six Nations game. Back into the front row after sitting out in Rome, Best got his side off to the perfect start with a strong finish off a maul for his 10th international try.

A shuddering clean out of Lambey early in the piece set the tone for Ireland's dominance in the contact area, and Furlong maintained that level of brutal physicality all afternoon before being replaced by John Ryan. 

Back into the second row, and straight back to his best. Both he and Ryan looked every bit of the partnership they have promised to be, working in tandem to great effect at the lineout and indeed in the loose. The Ulster man, consistently doing the dog work of supporting the carrier, then showed his worth on the other side of the ball as he stripped France of possession to create the opening for Conan's try just before the break.

Obscenely good, and continues to deliver performances of outstanding quality week-on-week. His spine-busting hit on Dupont was one of countless big involvements. Carried 17 times for 18 metres, made 13 tackles and was named man of the match. Immense.

Never backed down, got through a mountain of work and produced two trademark jackal turnovers for good measure. Showed the other side of his game, too, with the lesser-seen tip-on pass back for JVDF in the first half. Ensured Ireland's intensity never waned. 

Cruelly forced off with what appeared to be another knee issue, suffering the same fate as befell the Leinster openside in Paris 12 months ago. 

Stander's stats of 18 carries for 32 metres simply do not do justice to the utter damage he inflicted on the French defence here. Incredibly vocal during every stoppage in play, the Munster number eight - who shifted to openside - led from the front, running over blue shirts with pure disdain, showing absolutely no ill-effects from the nasty facial injury he suffered against France on the opening week. Topped the tackle charts with 15, while the inside pass to send Earls skating through was exquisite. Relentless.