Owen Doyle: Referee’s performance didn’t affect outcome one jot at the Aviva
All in all it wasn’t a great weekend for the men in the middle in European semi-finals
All in all it wasn’t a great weekend for the men in the middle in European semi-finals
Rugby Stats: The gifted France No 9 showed the vast array of his skills against Italy
Fabien Galthie’s side get over poor start to run in five tries in Paris
Farrell’s men had ample opportunities before game plan eventually unravelled
Ireland know what they have to do but England remain in the driving seat
Les Bleus earn a bonus point to go top of the table but Azzurri fight until the end in Paris
Captain Guilhem Guirado returns to side with Gael Fickou also back in midfieler
Les Bleus were pushed all the way before securing their quarter-final place
Irish native AJ MacGinty kicks three penalties before French finish with a flourish
Francois Cros, Felix Lambey and Romain Taofifenua among those to miss out
Four tries for Joe Schmidt’s side secured a bonus point ahead of final trip to Cardiff
First France coach to name the same team for successive Tests since 2012
Jacques Brunel has retained the same French matchday 23 for the trip to Dublin
Critics claim France coach’s chopping and changing means he is unsure of his best backline
France bounce back from two defeats with morale boosting bonus point win
Andy Friend’s side get out of jail late on away to Bordeaux-Begles
Les Bleus end five-game losing streak after scrappy win in Lille
Rieko Ioane’s second half hat-trick sees New Zealand blow Les Bleus away in Dunedin
Frontrow players miss training session on Monday after bout of gastroenteritis
Les Bleus enter contest on back of seven winless matches but are boosted by new coach
Scotland call up 34-year-old uncapped hooker Neil Cochrane
Pressure grows on French coach Guy Noves as Springboks turn their tour around
Tournament of close contests was hardly vintage but compellingly tribal as ever
Fullback Scott Spedding among those dropped after third round defeat to Ireland
The players can prepare in a good head space over the next week - the same can't be said for Wales
Incidents at Twickenham and Aviva show how interpretation of law differs among referees
Mentally stronger, better disciplined Ireland wear France down to grind out result
Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton help Joe Schmidt’s side control full-on encounter
Ireland’s tormentor-in-chief believes old boss Guy Noves can deliver success for Les Bleus
What Joe Schmidt’s side will face at the Avivia Stadium
Six Nations Preview: With Sexton returning, Ireland’s extra savvy should be enough
Prop Rabah Slimani, flanker Bernard Le Roux and wing Yoann Huget come in
Ireland international outlines his time with Bordeaux and how his international ambitions will guide any future decisions
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