Coach expects hard-hitting contest up front in Munster’s Champions Cup opener in France

Mike Ford's team do enough in first half to put distance on Welsh side and return to winning ways

Pool fixtures and team line-outs

Seán Cronin and Jack McGrath scored tries in Champions Cup win over Castres

Rassie Erasmus’s side need to offer more variety than they displayed against Leinster

France enter a new era with Guy Noves at the helm promising to address the dull brand of rugby being played

From Roey Kockott’s kick to a legend felled – it was year never to be forgotten

Philippe Saint-André’s side don’t look like an outfit that can upset world champions

Astronomical scores threatened to break the laws of physics

Scrum-half can’t hide his elation as Les Bleus hold on to hand Ireland the Six Nations title

Sides run in 12 tries between them in helter-skelter finale to Six Nations

Midfield excellence in defending against French power runners proved key

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

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

France coach says Ireland are favourites but expects ‘another tight one’

Injured prop Alexandre Menini drops out off the team as Eddy Ben Arous steps up

Les Bleus may be underachieving but they do have a gameplan to stymie at the Aviva

Gutsy Scotland stop Les Bleus from crossing the line but are left to rue lack of possession

Scott Spedding named at fullback despite the return of Brice Dulin for Six Nations opening tie

Uncapped Clermont winger named in Philippe Saint-Andre’s 31-strong training squad