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

Yoann Huget brace clinches Top 14 glory for Toulouse in Paris

Winger’s two tries the difference against Clermont Auvergne to claim 20th league title

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

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

No shortage of advice for Brunel as he juggles his options again

Critics claim France coach’s chopping and changing means he is unsure of his best backline

Jacques Brunel and France turn to youth for visit of Scotland

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

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

Six Nations: Logic points to Welsh win but doesn’t apply to France

Unpredictable les bleus will fired up and keen to redeem themselves after Fiji upset

Ireland face the unknown in Six Nations opener with France

Brunel's wunderkind Matthieu Jalibert could cause an upset against Schmidt’s side

Gerry Thornley: History suggests Ireland's odds are far from generous

Back-to-back champions England entitled to be favourites to retain the trophy

Can Jacques Brunel fix France’s ‘mess’ before Ireland clash?

Les Bleus enter contest on back of seven winless matches but are boosted by new coach

Gerry Thornley’s Champions Cup state of play

European rugby returns for the key pre-Christmas double-headers

Gerry Thornley: November gives way for intriguing Six Nations

Scotland’s arguably made the most impressive strides of all during the autumn internationals

Saracens defend Champions Cup title at Murrayfield

Clermont Auvergne’s wait for European glory continues as Mark McCall’s side triumph

European Player of the Year to be given new Anthony Foley Memorial Trophy

EPCR announce new trophy has been commissioned in tribute to late Munster great

Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster have game-changers - Munster must develop some

Munster lacked impact off their bench and squad depth to cope without Conor Murray

Gerry Thornley: Leinster will rue this one that got away

‘We feel very frustrated . . . but there is a lot more to come from this team,’ says Cullen

So close but so far as Clermont end Leinster’s European dream

Leo Cullen’s side flirt with famous comeback but Camille Lopez drops French into final

Confident Leinster prepared for gunfight at the OK Corral

Champions Cup semi-final with Clermont promises to be hot and high-scoring

Gordon D'Arcy: Onus on Munster and Leinster to conjure up something special

A Munster win in Dublin seems more logical than a Leinster win over Clermont in Lyon

Clermont power past Toulon to set up Leinster semi-final

Champions Cup payback as second-half tries see off winners of 2013 and 2015 finals

Stuart Hogg wins Six Nations player of the year

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

Ringrose, Furlong and Murray among nominees for European Player of the Year

Six Irish-based players in total are on the list – three from Leinster and three from Munster

Gerry Thornley: Six Nations defences still on top despite bonus points

Tournament of close contests was hardly vintage but compellingly tribal as ever

Heroic Ireland halt England’s chariot one win short of history

Eddie Jones’s side miss out on back-to-back Grand Slams and world record 19th win

Stade de Farce! France claim win in 20th minute of stoppage time

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

France finally run clear of Italy in second half

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

Guy Noves makes four changes for France’s clash with Italy

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

Gordon D’Arcy: Six Nations building towards Cardiff and beyond

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

Gerry Thornley: Hats off to Conor O’Shea for outfoxing Eddie Jones

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

Joe Schmidt says Ireland have destiny in their own hands

With two games to go – against Wales and England – Ireland can still win the title

Five talking points from Ireland’s win over France

John O’Sullivan analyses the good, bad and indifferent from a tight victory in Dublin

Ireland tough it out to claim win in another French slugfest

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

Six Nations Championship: Ireland v France, player statistics

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

Ireland must be sharp against France to keep title hopes alive

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

France make three changes to starting XV for Aviva visit

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

Johnny Sexton’s experience will be crucial for France game

Ireland will have Kearney, Best, O’Mahony, Murray and Trimble available for selection

France stirring under Guy Novès as they combine force with touch of flair

Les Bleus will arrive in Dublin with most settled team and squad since Laporte days

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