Seán O’Brien: “I just wanted to break free”

Pascal Papé’s evidence points to “violent punch” that hampered him throughout the game

Ross Ford and Jonny Gray bans branded a ‘sick joke’

Duo were handed three week bans for a clearout of Samoa’s Jack Lam at a ruck

Rugby World Cup: Rhys Ruddock replaces Peter O’Mahony

Leinster backrow will join up with Ireland’s Rugby World Cup squad later today

Saint Andre calls for action after Sean O’Brien punch

‘It was an attack after 23 seconds I hope the TMO will do their job next time’

Peter O’Mahony out of the Rugby World Cup

O’Mahony suffered knee ligament damage against France, Paul O’Connell also expected to be ruled out

Paul O’Connell set to miss rest of the World Cup

Ireland captain suffered serious hamstring injury while Sexton, O’Mahony and Earls also helped off

Tullow Tank epitomises mighty spirit that humbled France

Heroic team paid dearly in blood, sweat and tears for an epic victory

Thornley: Inspired Ireland soak up punishment and stand tall

Schmidt’s men set for quarter-final with Argentina after magnificent display

Ireland v France: Leaders fall but others rise up and inspire

Sexton and O’Connell departures fail to halt unstoppable Irish momentum

Canada make patchy France work hard for their bonus

Joe Schmidt will be encouraged by French vulnerability in cracking encounter

England urge Luther Burrell to stake his claim for a central role

Test against France a vital opportunity to seal a coveted place in World Cup squad

France go with Wesley Fofana and Mathieu Bastareaud

Seb Tillous-Borde and Freddie Michalak is the half-back pairing for England game

Jack Conan handed debut as Schmidt makes 14 changes

Opportunity knocks for likes of Zebo, Madigan, Tuohy and Kilcoyne to seal squad place

Quick healer Jamie Heaslip relieved to be ready for Millennium Stadium challenge

Ireland’s experienced number eight praises Warren Gatland’s coaching nous

Wayne Barnes appointed as replacement referee for Ireland versus Wales

Steve Walsh had withdrawn from the game because of business commitments

French lock Pascal Pape loses appeal against 10-week ban

Experienced forward cracked vertebrae in Jamie Heaslip’s back with his knee

Pascal Pape appeals 10-week ban for kneeing Jamie Heaslip

France secondrow claims the suspension ‘was excessive and disproportionate’

Jordi Murphy Ireland’s sole change for England

Joe Schmidt keeps Cian Healy on the bench while Eoin Reddan comes in for Isaac Boss

Mathieu Bastareaud dropped to bench as France name team for Wales

Remi Lamerat is one of five changes to team who lost to Ireland last weekend

IRB disciplinary panel hands France’s Papé a ten-week ban

Independent committee believe assault on Heaslip should have merited a red card

IRB disciplinary panel hands France’s Papé a ten-week ban

Independent committee believe assault on Heaslip should have merited a red card

Pascal Pape handed 10-week ban for kneeing Jamie Heaslip

French lock had five weeks taken off for remorse and Twitter apology

Pascal Pape’s disciplinary case adjourned until Thursday

Lengthy hearing in London over kneeing Jamie Heaslip to spill over into second day

All-out defence ensures Six Nations has been dull to watch

When it’s a matter of no risks versus no mistakes, all you are left with is big-bash rugby

Jamie Heaslip to miss England match with fractured vertebrae

Ireland number eight could be back in time for Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff

Time for IRB to act as concussion becomes commonplace

Ireland's 18-11 win over France typified a game more brutal than beautiful

Jamie Heaslip to miss England but may face Wales

Ireland number eight suffered ‘fractures of the transverse process of three vertebrae'

France’s Pascal Papé cited for Jamie Heaslip incident

Secondrow was sinbinned for kneeing Ireland number eight in the back during Six Nations tie

Liam Toland: We shouldn’t get too excited for World Cup – France’s problems are fixable

Sexton immaculate in the accuracy of kicking and the way he run his backline

Ireland win brutally physical, suffocatingly tight encounter

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

Saint-Andre defends Pape challenge on Heaslip

Ireland No 8 could miss remainder of Six Nations with with suspected broken vertebrae

Jamie Heaslip could miss rest of Six Nations with suspected broken vertebrae

Ireland No 8 got a knee in the back from French lock Pascal Pape

‘Frustrated’ Paul O’Connell admits there’s work to be done

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

Johnny Sexton’s boot and a lot of bottle gets Ireland over the line

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

France straining under the yoke of Saint-André’s tactical straitjacket

Inconsistent selection and brutish, forward-orientated tactics testing the patience of the French fans

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

Teddy Thomas scores hat-trick on debut as France fillet Fiji

Racing Metro wing opened his account from kick-off in Marseille

Après match fillet steak, a large Bordeaux and thoughts of Henderson filleting Bastareaud . . . magnifique!

Scaling fresh peaks the next task for Joe Schmidt and his team of high-achievers

Only six of these players have won a Six Nations before – and one of those is retiring

Pascal Pape unmoved by France’s critics

Captain and coach Phillipe Saint-André insist Ireland’s hosts are improving all the time

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