Les Bleus left to rue Mohamed Haouas’s red card as Townsend’s side capitalise in style

Jim Telfer believes flanker has the type of aggression and nastiness that Scotland require

Finn Russell’s disciplinary issues followed a World Cup to forget for Townsend’s side

Ireland will now play world champions New Zealand in the last eight next Saturday

Backrow suffered serious knee injury during opening defeat to Ireland in Yokohama

Edinburgh forward had titanium plate fitted after suffering broken cheekbone against Georgia

Gregor Townsend rests a number of his frontline players for Friday’s game

Joey Carbery returns as Johann van Graan makes 11 changes to squad that beat Zebre

All-conquering Welsh side close in on Grand Slam ahead of weekend Ireland showdown

Jonny Gray and wing Tommy Seymour will make their 50th Test appearances

Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, Huw Jones and Ryan Wilson all ruled out for Paris clash

Regrets? Scotland will have a few after Joe Schmidt’s side are victorious at Murrayfield

Business as usual for Peter O’Mahony as Ireland flanker stands out in Edinburgh

Finn Russell, Josh Strauss and Stuart McInally best for Gregor Townsend’s team

Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray should have enough to pull Scotland around the park

Italy score three late tries but can’t avoid 18th straight Six Nations defeat

Gary Graham — previously called up by England — could also win his first cap

Greig Laidlaw will again skipper the team in the absence of the injured John Barclay

Gregor Townsend’s side trailed in the first half before taking control after break