Garry Ringrose

Four tries in 15 minutes put flattering look on scoreboard of Champions Cup game in the Aviva

Ross Byrne and Jamison Gibson-Park form the halfback partnership for second weekend in a row

Ireland head coach hails his side as they make history and set up decider in Wellington next Saturday

John O’Sullivan runs the rule over Ireland’s performance in the first Test defeat at Eden Park

Skelton starts for La Rochelle but no Vito or Kerr-Barlow

The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with ‘The Irish Times’ sports team

Dublin-born James McCourt almost linked up with compatriot Daniel Whelan at the New Orleans Saints

If Leinster maintain their quick ruck speed they will get the tries they need to win

Province’s opportunity to win fifth star will only become more difficult to create in future

Senior team are beneficiaries of good work which goes on at club and schools level

For Munster the URC is their sole chance to end a decade without silverware

Aside from turnover try and another off a catch-and-drive, Toulouse hardly threatened

Clash of competition’s most successful sides makes for match of season on Irish soil

Workload of French side’s star players considerably higher than that of hosts Leinster

Likely quarter-final date with Leicester booked in the diary after Aviva hammering

Jamison Gibson-Park, Andrew Porter and Rónan Kelleher make starting XV

Fully-loaded Leinster taking no chances as they make the journey west for Sportsground showdown

Lack of creative attacking patterns ensures Van Graan’s side are too easy to defend against

Johann van Graan concedes better team won but takes positives out of Munster showing

Leo Cullen’s side now 10 points clear after dominant display over great rivals

Five Irish players included, nine from the winning French team, and Maro Itoje

John O’Sullivan hands out the marks to Andy Farrell’s side from the Aviva Stadium

Conor Murray try completes comfortable victory to secure first silverware won on home soil since 2004

Ireland head coach names a settled XV with a number of players returning from injury

‘I would love to see Joey get a bit more game-time, not necessarily just this weekend’

Iain Henderson and Garry Ringrose point to work-ons while maintaining their self-belief

Battling second-half comeback comes up just short in Stade de France cauldron

‘They feel the game, they are in the moment, they understand what is happening’

Andy Farrell’s side travel to Paris on Saturday looking to follow up on their Wales win

Ireland and France share similar playing styles with one or two points of difference

He may no longer be front of house in the back line, but he brings order and composure

Irish coach’s promise to bring emerging players into the squad yielding rewards

Andy Farrell praises defence as the best part of Ireland’s game after nearly keeping clean sheet

Ulster centre wasn’t really expecting a run until later in the Six Nations

Farrell facing some difficult selection calls with Henderson and Henshaw back in the mix

Leinster flanker keeps ticking up the man-of-the-match showings and racking up the tries

Irish province notches 13 tries in impressive display in first fixture in over a month

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Knitting. I mean, it’s not exactly me, is it?’

Drogheda teenager Karl Martin named at inside centre on the Montpellier team

Interpros vital in assessing Farrell’s options for Ireland squad