This weekend it all comes back to the mental strength of the collective

Ireland have more than matched their French rivals since the 2012 Six Nations

From Keatley’s boot in Rome to Henshaw’s flying catch try to the finale of all finales

Wales possess a far superior breakdown to what Ireland have faced thus far

Joe Schmidt’s fingerprints all over performance as his side keep France at bay

‘That was the story of the day, we didn’t back up the pressure we put them under . . . we didn’t execute out there’

Bruising encounter sees man of the match outhalf suffer bad cut to an eye

Les Bleus may be underachieving but they do have a gameplan to stymie at the Aviva

Uncapped Clermont winger named in Philippe Saint-Andre’s 31-strong training squad

Romain Taofifenua was guilty of top-end stupidity and the punishment should have reflected that fact

Toulon lock kicked Ulster’s Stuart Olding in the head during their Champions Cup clash

Munster’s Andrew Conway gets call after stand-out performance against Saracens

Ulster centre left the field after the incident in the 47th minute and didn’t return