Half an hour played in Paris and things are a little testy. France's discipline is rank. They've had two men in the bin. Peato Mauvaka somehow escapes a full red for a diving headbutt on Ben White.

France scrum half Antoine Dupont sustained a ... Ireland interim boss Easterby described it as “just a rugby incident”. “Tadhg cleans out someone in front of Antoine Dupont and he gets ...

The reminder that there is a massive stumbling block to their quest to remain No 1 for the next few years and cap it with a three-peat in Rugby World ... a close-run thing. France’s statement ...

It is a crushing blow for French rugby and the sport in Europe in general, although there will be no further action taken against any Ireland players. The citing commissioner reviewed all the ...