Do the Ari-nor-doki and..

For those of you who feel the need to impress your friends when Ireland travel to Paris to take on France in the final round …

For those of you who feel the need to impress your friends when Ireland travel to Paris to take on France in the final round of Six Nations Championship games, this column thought it would provide a little assistance when it comes to correctly pronouncing the name of the new French sensation, their 21-year-old number eight Imanol Harinordoquy.

All together now: Ari-nor-doki. You probably want to lay off the pints before wrapping your tongue around that one.

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