Leinster out to do professional job against understrength Lyon
Visitors omit several regulars while hosts chase home Champions Cup quarter-final
Leinster have sufficient experience to survive Lyon test
Cullen’s side packed with knowledge of these difficult assignments in France
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Confident Leinster prepared for gunfight at the OK Corral
Champions Cup semi-final with Clermont promises to be hot and high-scoring
Lancaster and Leinster brace themselves for Clermont test
Improvement in Leinster’s attacking game proven by impressive try-scoring statistics
Jono Gibbes makes Ireland his port of call again
Former All Black will arrive at Ulster having thrived out of comfort zone at Clermont
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
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
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
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
Liam Toland: Exploiting turnover ball a key tactic for Ireland
France’s new pod system has limitations which Ireland can exploit and expose
France make three changes to starting XV for Aviva visit
Prop Rabah Slimani, flanker Bernard Le Roux and wing Yoann Huget come in
Garry Ringrose breaking new ground in blood and thunder of Six Nations
Ireland centre believes gradual introduction to team has benefited his development
Gordon D'Arcy: Systems errors frustrating but fixable
Defensive lapses cost us but no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater
Ben Te’o comes up trumps as England extend winning run to 15
Physical French side proved a tough hurdle before Eddie Jones emptied his bench
Ulster braced for Clermont power surge but still unlikely to resist it
French league leaders will greet visitor’s pack with ruthless welcome party
All Blacks send ominous warning with awesome display of power
New Zealand set up Springbok semi-final with nine-try rout of demoralised France side
RWC 2015: French hold their hands up
Players, managemet and media admit Les Bleus were not up to standard against Ireland
France bring out big guns as they go in search of rhythm
Thierry Dusautoir insists Canada game is not just ‘dress rehearsal’ for Ireland match
Saint-André right to read riot act, says Nakaitaci
Cameras showed France coach berating side after poor first half display against Romania
Gerry Thornley: Balanced approach required on TMOs
The last thing that anyone wants is games dragging on and on for up to 120 minutes
Little sparkle as France defeat misfiring Italy
Italian indiscipline ensured the result was never in doubt at Twickenham
France should take first step against Italy at Twickenham
Victory many not prove pretty, but French are long past caring what others think
Coach backs Scotland’s call not to settle for draw against France
Scots gamble on passing up on kickable penalty to go for win, but come up short
England’s brave attempt falls just short in Twickenham thriller
Sides run in 12 tries between them in helter-skelter finale to Six Nations
France overpower Italy in dismal Rome clash
Visitors score second-half tries from Yoann Maestri and Mathieu Bastareaud
Johnny Sexton’s pride the only thing hurt in Racing Metro draw
Ireland outhalf is timed out attempting early penalty against Clermont Auvergne
Noa Nakaitaci out to take chance after being named in preliminary France squad
Uncapped Clermont winger named in Philippe Saint-Andre’s 31-strong training squad
Munster show up this time and take home a Christmas bonus
Clermont in control of Pool One after completing double at Stade Michelin
Peter O’Mahony vows Munster will fight for quarter-final spot
Skipper believes losing bonus point from Ian Keatley’s late penalty could prove crucial
Munster scrap hard but Clermont land the telling blows at Thomond
Munster lose at home to leave European hopes on a knife edge
Crucial games in Europe for four Irish provinces
Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht battle Europe on the crest of wave
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