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