Francois Trinh Duc

Province’s collective effort may need to add to more than the individual parts to foil French giants

Mixed injury news for English as Courtney Lawes and Nathan Hughes face long layoffs

‘We are a rugby team and no rugby team has an aura of invincibility about them’

This is as close as Eddie Jones has strayed to radical change since he took over role

Les Bleus show green shoots of recovery as Azzuri’s miserable Championship continues

FFR says they ‘did not respect their status as international players’ after Scotland defeat

Les Bleus enter contest on back of seven winless matches but are boosted by new coach

Jacques Brunel names six uncapped players in 32-man selection

Yu Tamura misses late conversion as Brave Blossoms increase pressure on Guy Noves

Les Bleus ensured that Ireland remained in top tier for World Cup draw, even before Aviva win

Les Bleus will arrive in Dublin with most settled team and squad since Laporte days

Leinster face tough threat at RDS despite Jake White’s team being in transition

Outhalf only made the side after Quade Cooper was ruled out late on with an ankle injury

Outhalf Francois Trinh-Duc suffers broken arm during game in Toulouse

Leinster and Ulster both face two French sides in pool stages

Result at Murrayfield gives England their first Six Nations championship since 2011