Cheslin Kolbe dazzles as Dan McFarland’s injury-ravaged side are put to the sword

With new coaches at Ireland, France, Italy and Wales, the winner will be hard to predict

‘If you look at the 32-17 scoreline it looks like a one-sided game but it certainly wasn’t’

Four-time champions score two tries in final quarter to end Connacht’s challenge in France

Joe Simpson’s two breathtaking tries had given English side early advantage

Late drop goal seals victory as Pumas fume over referee Gardner’s performance

Argentina miss last gasp penalty as France remain masters of illusion, and disillusion

Francois Cros, Felix Lambey and Romain Taofifenua among those to miss out

Winger’s two tries the difference against Clermont Auvergne to claim 20th league title

Four-time winners move into the last four despite Zack Holme’s 28th minute red card

Felix Lambey’s performance is a silver lining on a bleak day for French rugby in Dublin

Four tries for Joe Schmidt’s side secured a bonus point ahead of final trip to Cardiff

Impressive performance from Ireland’s 21-year-old fullback brings crowd to its feet

The French team is on an upward curve, but the rich seam of local talent must be mined

Joe Schmidt knows his side have to win this one, and now he’s got the team that can do it

Rugby statistics: Once a staple of Paris trips, touchdowns are now thin on the ground

Patrick Madden profiles France as they go unchanged for the first time since 2012

First France coach to name the same team for successive Tests since 2012

Ireland face a rejuvenated French side at the Aviva on Sunday as Wales head to Murrayfield and England host Italy

Jacques Brunel has retained the same French matchday 23 for the trip to Dublin

Coaches are juggling between being competitive in the Six Nations and planning for Japan

France bounce back from two defeats with morale boosting bonus point win

Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack in the halfbacks with Parra and Lopez dropped

Flanker’s intelligence on both sides of the ball a telling factor in Leinster’s victory

Toulouse succumb to home side’s remorseless carrying and recycling

Leinster will top Pool 1 in Champions Cup with a win over Wasps next weekend

Former stalwarts like ex-Bandon RFC coach Sonnes helping club reclaim its old identity

Champions’ missing big guns tilts the balance towards confident Toulouse

Likes of Gloucester’s Morgan and Toulouse’s Guitoune pose real threat to provinces’ hopes

English side all but out of Champions Cup as French aristocrats make it three from three

Formidable champions unlikely to be daunted these days by a trip to Toulouse

Fullback misses kick and try opportunity late on as French side win at The Rec