Matt Williams: Dear Santa, please can you arrange for Owen Farrell to play for England again?
Tis the season to send a message of support to one of international rugby’s finest players
Tis the season to send a message of support to one of international rugby’s finest players
Brilliant Toulouse No 10 suffered the injury following a tackle from Scotland’s Finn Russell
Sides meet for fourth time in semis, with Leinster the only non-French side left in cup
Clash of competition’s most successful sides makes for match of season on Irish soil
Loss to Toulouse via the lottery of a penalty shoot-out perhaps the most heartbreaking defeat of all
The teams couldn’t be separated after normal and extra-time at the Aviva Stadium
Munster and Ireland outhalf enjoying trust in teammates as province eyes up quarters
Agonisingly small margins for Ulster as potent Dupont-Ntamack threat proves key for Toulouse
French aristocrats show their mettle to secure one-point aggregate win
The defending champions have shown before in Belfast how dangerous they can be
But stats show McFarland’s side possess the backs to thwart the champions again
Ulster’s lead heading into the second leg could have been more if not for Ntamack
Former All Black to take on 24 hour kickathon for his own charity at Eden Park
Heineken Champions Cup: Munster shrug off injury worries in upcoming game with Exeter
Five Irish players included, nine from the winning French team, and Maro Itoje
Galthié’s enviably balanced young side puts some illustrious names in the shade
Paris punishment may follow Murrayfield misery and Twickenham tribulations
Damian Penaud goes over for two tries in the second-half to help secure bonus-point win
Battling second-half comeback comes up just short in Stade de France cauldron
Andy Farrell’s side favourites to reignite championship bid when Italy come to Dublin
Difficult to look past French flair and power not to mention a raucous home Parisian crowd
Attack god has looked kindly on Andy Farrell on his path down rugby’s road to Damascus
French coach has detractors but questionable man-management skills may be worth it
The role of the inside centre is letting the No 10 flourish is one of the game’s key combinations
Ulster’s inability to problem-solve against Munster a microcosm of the current malaise
Memorable victory over New Zealand was one of the best-ever Ireland displays
Munster and Cardiff sides will start on the back foot due to Covid issues
Emphatic 40-25 victory will provide a major confidence boost says coach Galthie
The All Blacks are beaten again as Les Bleus run up 40 points in Test match for the ages
All Blacks look to bounce back in Paris but resurgent Les Bleus keen to pounce on any fatigue
Beauden Barrett fails to recover from head knock he suffered in defeat to Ireland
Les Bleus cross for six tries in a 41-15 win as Jalibert-Ntamack combination starts to tick
European champions secure a 21st Bouclier de Brennus in Paris
Drawn-out unsatisfactory endgame in Thomond Park may serve as a salutary warning
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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