Fabien Galthie set to take over as France coach after World Cup

Toulon coach and former French scrumhalf in line to take over from Jacques Brunel

Noves to receive €1 million for wrongful dismissal

Former French coach was sacked in December 2017

Ronan O’Gara and Paul O’Connell to leave current coaching roles

O’Gara set for job with France while O’Connell is to leave Stade Francais a year early

The Offload: Consistency in interpretation needed to protect players

It’s important to recognise the role of clubs in Ireland’s Under-20 Grand Slam triumph

France targeting Ronan O’Gara for coaching role

Media reports in France also claim Paul O’Connell is set to leave Stade Francais

Gordon D'Arcy: Conquering rampant Wales in Cardiff would represent a massive scalp

Ireland won’t lack motivation with Schmidt and Best facing their last Six Nations game

Six Nations 2019: all you need to know before the final round

Three sides are chasing the Championship title with Wales bidding for the Grand Slam

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

French media were negative in their assessments of national side

Ireland 26 France 14: France player ratings

Felix Lambey’s performance is a silver lining on a bleak day for French rugby in Dublin

All you need to know: Ireland v France

Ireland aiming for three wins in a row as the travelling French look to spring an upset

Rugby stats: Ireland don’t need to try too hard to beat the French

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

France need to avoid Ireland’s ‘wall of green’

‘The Irish do very simple things, but they do them very well’

Unchanged French side slightly unnerving for Ireland

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

Six Nations 2019: all you need to know before the penultimate round

Ireland face a rejuvenated French side at the Aviva on Sunday as Wales head to Murrayfield and England host Italy

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

Sebastien Bezy and Cedate Gomes Sa called up by France

French head coach Jacques Brunel calls up duo to training squad ahead of Dublin clash

Rugby stats: sequence of fixtures has let Wales rotate and build

Coaches are juggling between being competitive in the Six Nations and planning for Japan

French new wave banish the blues against Scotland

France bounce back from two defeats with morale boosting bonus point win

Weakened Scotland bidding to expose self-belief of unpredictable France

Townsend’s team in with a decent shout of pulling off a first victory in Paris since 1999

The Offload: it’s time to stop the penalty try double-whammy

Guy Noves’ France tribunal begins, eventful London Irish bow for resilient Ian Keatley

Six Nations talking points: Reduced role of TMO not protecting players

Warren Gatland seems to be looking ahead to the Rugby World Cup the most

Sebastien Vahaamahina: ‘I did not even know I was captain’

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

Six Nations 2019: Brunel and France looking for youthful revival

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

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

The 2019 Six Nations: everything you need to know

Ireland are bidding to defend their crown in one of the most anticipated renewals ever

Romain Ntamack selected to make France debut against Wales

Jacques Brunel names 19-year-old at inside centre with Mathieu Bastareaud excluded

Jacques Brunel hopes France can leave near misses behind them

Les Bleus were floored by Johnny Sexton’s late dropgoal in 2018 Six Nations opener

‘Hard to see a positive side’ after French defeat to Fiji

Jacques Brunel says Frence felt they were moving forward but now take two steps back

New Zealand take advantage of questionable yellow to blow France away

All Blacks ran in three tries while France lock Paul Gabrillagues was sin-binned

Coping with injuries the key for All Blacks and France

Jacques Brunel and Steve Hansen in World Cup planning mode ahead of Test clash

Gerry Thornley’s Six Nations team of the tournament

After a Six Nations that will go down in the annals of history, Gerry Thornley selects his XV

Eddie Jones looking for the appropriate response from England

After the loss to Scotland, coach expects his side to show their character in Paris

France get off the mark as they stretch clear of desperate Italy

Les Bleus show green shoots of recovery as Azzuri’s miserable Championship continues

Conor O’Shea sees France encounter as a ‘new opportunity’ for Italy

Coach says side have learned from their mistakes in losses to Ireland and England

Brunel praises Bastereaud as he changes backline for Italy clash

‘It seems like he has reached a new dimension since he was named captain at Toulon’

Thomas among nine France players dropped for ‘inappropriate behaviour’

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

Scottish police speak to French players over report of sexual assault

Police Scotland have ‘established no crime has been committed’ after holding plane

Scotland fight back to claim a thriller against France

Home side battled hard to get the win and condemn the French to a second defeat

Conor O’Shea makes ‘difficult decision’ to omit Ian McKinley

'This setback will only steel him to put more pressure on the guys ahead of him'

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