Owen Doyle: France may well benefit in the long run from Scotland defeat

The arrogance that has been wafting over the French set-up needed to be cleared

Matt Williams: England beast is driven by a hunger for rugby’s ultimate prize

Eddie Jones’s obsession with winning the World Cup puts his team into a different class

Rugby Stats: Decision on Ireland’s 13 jersey could be pivotal

More ball-in-hand width at higher tempo needed or identity of centres won’t matter

England crush French Grand Slam dream at Twickenham

Eddie Jones confident his side can improve again against Ireland next weekend

Ireland’s outhalf dilemma: Is Jack Carty the forgotten man?

28-year-old is Connacht’s leading points scorer but hasn’t been seen for Ireland since 2019

Gerry Thornley: French lesson in offloading is one Ireland must take on board

The way the modern game is going means the offload must be central to attacking strategy

Charles Ollivon: Hard-fought Ireland victory a new step for improving France

French skipper praises his side’s ability to win a ‘real ferocious battle’

France drop Teddy Thomas for Ireland game

Fabien Galthie makes two changes for clash in Dublin

Antoine Dupont enjoys genius trait of thinking quickly but never being in a rush

Rugby Stats: The gifted France No 9 showed the vast array of his skills against Italy

Munster stage remarkable comeback win to raid Clermont fortress

Johann van Graan’s side overturn 19-point deficit to keep up unbeaten start to the season

Munster must contain Clermont’s lethal back three to stand any chance

French side ran in seven tries against Bristol Bears in stunning opening display

Gerry Thornley: After 32 weeks the Six Nations is back up for grabs

Ireland know what they have to do but England remain in the driving seat

Scotland shred France’s Grand Slam dreams at Murrayfield

Les Bleus left to rue Mohamed Haouas’s red card as Townsend’s side capitalise in style

Confident Ulster braced for their stiffest test to date

Clermont in atmospheric Stade Marcel Michelin a tough assignment for any side

Ulster need to be at their best to contain Clermont threat

The French side ooze quality but Ulster have had their measure before in Belfast

Wales fight back from the brink to deny 14-man France

Vahaamahina’s red card proves crucial as Moriarty breaks French hearts at the last

France squeeze past Tonga to set up Pool C decider with England

Les Bleus were pushed all the way before securing their quarter-final place

Lopez the hero as France withstand Argentina’s second-half comeback

Late drop goal seals victory as Pumas fume over referee Gardner’s performance

Rugby World Cup: France scrape over the line against Argentina

Argentina miss last gasp penalty as France remain masters of illusion, and disillusion

Veteran number eight Louis Picamoles included in France’s World Cup squad

Francois Cros, Felix Lambey and Romain Taofifenua among those to miss out

Townsend admits Scotland have ‘a lot of work to do’ after French mauling

Ireland’s World Cup Pool A opponents on the end of five-try hammering in Nice

Clermont Auvergne see off La Rochelle to take Challenge Cup

Greig Laidlaw kicks 18 points as Clermont lift trophy for a third time at St James’ Park

Italy miss out on chance to end losing streak as France prevail

Damian Penaud’s brilliant try-saving tackle secures away victory for France

Press reaction: Ireland’s win ‘resembled a practice match’

French media were negative in their assessments of national side

Ireland find cold comfort against France

Four tries for Joe Schmidt’s side secured a bonus point ahead of final trip to Cardiff

With a fair wind, back-to-strength Ireland can sink France

Joe Schmidt knows his side have to win this one, and now he’s got the team that can do it

Six Nations: Ireland v France - France player profiles

Patrick Madden profiles France as they go unchanged for the first time since 2012

Unchanged French side slightly unnerving for Ireland

First France coach to name the same team for successive Tests since 2012

France stick with the same team that beat Scotland

Jacques Brunel has retained the same French matchday 23 for the trip to Dublin

England’s ruthless side on show as they crush their victims

Owen Farrell and his gang of enforcers are beginning to look like real world-beaters

May is the man as freewheeling England trounce France

England player scored a first half hat-trick to make it two wins from two for Jones’s side

Wales and North take advantage as France lose all direction

Warren Gatland’s side take French gifts and turn round a 16-point half-time deficit

Saracens show fighting spirit but Clermont still claim spoils

Scott Spedding’s late long-range penalty proves the difference between the sides

Clermont rout Saracens in front of 1,500 hardy souls

Rescheduled Champions Cup game caused controversy but ended in convincing win

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