Benetton

Australian talks of relief that fire pit incident did not have more serious consequences

More than 90% of second-hand fashion app’s active users are under 26

Error-strewn display from Friend’s side who had replacement Papali’i sent off

Squad ‘seriously’ focused on winning trophy despite injuries and defeat to Connacht

Loosehead prop becomes only the third Connacht player to hit milestone

Measure seen as ‘discriminatory’ and ‘serious inconvenience’

Brace and Neville leave with heads held high after Twickenham thriller

You could call Orsola de Castro the anti-Marie Kondo. She explains how to join her revolution

Return of Sexton and Ryan should help ensure a more clinical attacking display

Young squad light on experience - with 15 players who have less than 10 caps

Prop back in the frame after a year’s absence following successful comeback

Van Graan makes 13 changes from Leinster defeat for the trip to Treviso

Italians travel to Galway without the 10 internationals named in Franco Smith’s Azzurri team to face Wales

A number of Ireland players in line to return for game against the Dragons

Gerry Thornley’s team-by-team guide as the new season gets underway

Leo Cullen’s side have scored five or more tries in 12 of the 24 games of the run

Fan-free races, and tracks in isolated bubbles. It’s all changed since F1 was a kid

Ireland’s premier shopping street is a grim reflection of the situation facing retailers

Rescheduling 2019-20 games was a financial necessity but has resulted in little downtime

Neck problem forces New Zealand-born outhalf to retire from playing at the age of 29

Role of his wife and family key in helping outhalf return from losing the sight in one eye

The point of no return for a resumption of this season is fast approaching

After two opening Six Nations wins Andy Farrell’s side largely picks itself

Dogged Benetton exposed some chinks in Cullen’s side’s armour, especially in the first half

A win against ‘physical’ Italian side will confirm Leinster’s number one seeding

Visitors omit several regulars while hosts chase home Champions Cup quarter-final

Top 14 club wanted to bring Sexton back to France at end of this season

Criticised for being sexist, the US exercise bike ad carries further troubling messages

Franklins Gardens is always a tough trip and Saracens could be fully locked and loaded

Larmour has switched between wing and fullback in his 12 European appearances

Van der Flier glad to be back in blue after disappointment of World Cup departure

Returning World Cup stalwarts use home comforts to exorcise the horror of Shizuoka

‘It just gets you into that mindframe but I don’t think we need it’ – Johnny Sexton

Gavin Cummiskey looks at the contenders ahead of the first round of Champions Cup games

Those on Japanese expedition will feel they have a lot to prove as Champions Cup begins

Former Australian underage international one of five changes in team that lost to Cheetahs

Dave Kearney returns to starting team on Friday night, with Scott Fardy captaining

Plenty of new faces get a chance under the lights as Leo Cullen’s men face Ospreys

Munster and Ulster face opening away trips as Connacht welcome Montpellier to Galway

Leinster sees a number of injured players return including Penny, Daly and Byrne