Gerry Thornley: French accusations against Ireland not in keeping with the spirit of the Six Nations
Antoine Dupont’s injury in Dublin prompted a nasty reaction from the French camp
Antoine Dupont
Andrew Porter: ‘Fabien Galthié can say what he wants, I’ve done nothing wrong. I sleep well at night’
The Irish prop has hit back after the France coach referred him and Tadhg Beirne to the citing commissioner due to Antoine Dupont’s injury
Six Nations: Where did it all go wrong for Ireland against France and should Irish fans panic?
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Owen Doyle: Some decisions made in the Ireland v France game were utterly bizarre
Antoine Dupont injury should draw attention to major problem at the breakdown in rugby
Three Ireland players avoid disciplinary action over incidents in loss to France
France captain Antoine Dupont confirms he ruptured cruciate ligament
Five things we learned from Ireland’s comprehensive Six Nations defeat to France
France punish Irish indiscipline and profligacy; Differing opinions over Dupont injury; No answer to French scoring spree; France’s split personalities
French media reaction: Cavalry deliver but fallen soldier Dupont leaves sour note
French bomb squad explode in Ireland’s face with Oscar Jegou’s performance in midfield the highlight
Louis Bielle-Biarrey makes up for loss of Antoine Dupont with some sorcery of his own
The leggy French winger conjures up two tries to make light of the absence of his injured captain
Fabien Galthié: ‘We feel bad for Dupont. In terms of the action, in my opinion it was reprehensible’
France have cited Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter for the incident that injured the French captain
Matt Williams: France have the power and unpredictability to put Ireland in a spin
Ireland, including their replacement forwards, must perform at their best to prevail in what promises to be a belting Six Nations clash
Ireland v France will see mouthwatering clash between two of the best players in the world
Whoever wins this Six Nations title decider, the odds are that one of the world’s two best players will play a key role
Attention! France look to be in the mood to do damage to Ireland
France losing to England was bad news for Ireland, who will face Fabien Galthié‘s extremely talented - and freshly focused - team as both pursue Six Nations glory
Matt Williams: Joyous genius Antoine Dupont is the antidote to grim-faced rugby
When Ireland host France in the Six Nations, take the chance to watch this once-in-a-century creator
Brian O’Driscoll reflects on his sensational hat-trick against France, 25 years on
It’s 25 years since a young Irish centre felled France with a sensational hat-trick, and Les Bleus are more formidable now than they were then - but so are Ireland
Gordon D’Arcy: ‘I was really struggling mentally about whether I could continue’
The tiny points of difference between the Six Nations teams last weekend were as interesting as the matches themselves
Five things we learned as Ireland go clear of the pack in the Six Nations
Simon Easterby not overly worried about soft scores as France falter with line in sight against England
Gerry Thornley: How about an alternative look at Ireland’s Six Nations win over England?
The failure to show France’s Romain Ntamack a straight red card against Wales was appalling for the sport
Six Nations preview: France can win Grand Slam if they don’t lose their heads
Despite injuries and tough away trips Fabien Galthié‘s side have enough quality to beat everyone if they keep themselves focused
Romain Ntamack and Antoine Dupont join forces again for France at halfback
Outhalf Ntamack returns at outhalf for the first time in almost 18 months
Matt Williams: Think like Antoine Dupont to thrive in the Six Nations
Great champions from Novak Djokovic to France’s gifted scrumhalf find ways to make adversity their ally
Six Nations: Antoine Dupont’s return makes formidable France favourites
Pressure is on Fabien Galthié to deliver title that has eluded Les Bleus too often
‘Dupont was slagging me about the law changes’: Caelan Doris looks forward to Six Nations improvement
Ireland captain says team feel ‘lingering frustration’ with most recent performances
Champions Cup wrap: Bordeaux Bègles and Toulouse maintain winning records
Stormers thrash Sale Sharks in Cape Town
Gerry Thornley: France-New Zealand could be the best match of the Autumn Nations Series
There’s something about a November clash in Paris and all the more so on a Saturday night
Antoine Dupont savours ‘sensational’ first France gold of Olympic Games in rugby Sevens
Scrumhalf scores two tries for France as Fiji’s long Olympic unbeaten run ends at a jubilant Stade de France
Irish fans must accept their provinces may never have the resources to win the Champions Cup
Before last week’s final, in a straw poll conducted across several former Leinster players, they all believed that Toulouse would win
Owen Doyle: Extra-time yellow card for James Lowe was a huge call – and a harsh one
Owen Doyle: Antoine Dupont makes the crucial difference for Toulouse but for Leinster losing three consecutive Champions Cup finals is the stuff of sporting nightmares
Turnovers cost Leinster dearly in tight match with Toulouse
It is not in Leinster’s character to be so feckless with the ball, as they were beaten in Champions Cup final
Leinster 22 Toulouse 31 FT: Champions Cup final as it happened
Irish province beaten by French side in extra time in what was a bitter defeat
Leinster v Toulouse: Jamison Gibson-Park v Antoine Dupont is decisive duel in Champions Cup final
The Champions Cup pits the best two scrumhalves in the world against each other; victory could depend on which manages to exert more influence
Big is not always beautiful but Leinster and Toulouse has all the right ingredients
Saturday’s clash of the European titans is as close to a dream final as the organisers could have asked for
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