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

Rugby statistics: Once a staple of Paris trips, touchdowns are now thin on the ground

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

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

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

Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack in the halfbacks with Parra and Lopez dropped

Ref Wayne Barnes had to inform player he had become skipper during France’s defeat to Wales

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

Les Bleus endured a torrid 2018 but can call on exciting crop of junior world champions

FFR says they ‘did not respect their status as international players’ after Scotland defeat

Jacques Brunel acknowledges Ireland’s effort and match-winning drop goal by Sexton

Joe Schmidt hopes new coach Jacques Brunel will not resort to usual Les Bleus tactics

Jacques Brunel names six uncapped players in 32-man selection

Yellow cards prove costly for Scottish side in Pool 3 clash

Leo Cullen’s side run in four tries in exceptional start to European campaign

Financial and physical juggernaut of Montpellier should prove very different challenge

Remorseless Saracens remain the team to beat but Leinster look equipped for long haul

Donnacha Ryan set for quick return to Thomond Park with Racing 92; Leinster paired with English champions Exeter

Munster’s opponents have found status diminished as money floods into Top 14

Two in a row for Scotland fullback, CJ Stander second with Conor Murray sixth

Les Bleus ensured that Ireland remained in top tier for World Cup draw, even before Aviva win

Les Bleus secure bonus-point win in Rome to consign Italy to wooden spoon

Fullback Scott Spedding among those dropped after third round defeat to Ireland

The players can prepare in a good head space over the next week - the same can't be said for Wales

Incidents at Twickenham and Aviva show how interpretation of law differs among referees

Allowing Murray dictate the pace and field position through his box-kicks was crucial

Mentally stronger, better disciplined Ireland wear France down to grind out result

Scrumhalf’s kicking prowess and ability to run were core constituents in Ireland’s success

Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton help Joe Schmidt’s side control full-on encounter

What Joe Schmidt’s side will face at the Avivia Stadium

Six Nations Preview: With Sexton returning, Ireland’s extra savvy should be enough

Coach Yannick Bru says Johnny Sexton’s return doesn’t change Les Bleu’s plans

France’s new pod system has limitations which Ireland can exploit and expose

Prop Rabah Slimani, flanker Bernard Le Roux and wing Yoann Huget come in

Expect something new from Ireland and Joe Schmidt, something to ignite Ireland’s Six Nations

France will take Ireland to a dark place, but a high enough tempo game should see us prevail

Schmidt: ‘Hopefully, after today, they’ll appreciate they can live up to these big matches’

On the bench hooker Christopher Tolofua and second row Julien Le Devedec come in

Defensive lapses cost us but no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater

Stuart Hogg and Louis Picamoles were star performers during the opening weekend