Any of the pre-tournament notes Farrell was carrying around on scraps of paper or on the back of an empty packet of fags are ...

Ireland left to rue failure to punish visitors in first quarter while France ruthlessly captialised when on top ...

The French captain was caught in a ruck with Irish lock Tadhg Beirne appearing to land on him in the Six Nations game. Read ...

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Ireland have trailed twice in this season’s Six Nations at half-time, against Wales and England and came back to win both ...

Ireland's Grand Slam dreams are over, blown to smithereens by a ruthless and emphatic France, who now look destined to win ...

Alex Spink reflects on a special performance from France's "Golden Generation" of players in their Six Nations triumph over ...

Long the dominant force in this rivalry, France head into this year's clash on the back of two consecutive defeats to Ireland ...