Pandemic could make it harder to develop stars from every corner of province

‘Matey’ Luke Pearce and ‘Barnesy’ Wayne Barnes were utterly irritating in Paris

Our rugby correspondent looks back on this year’s tournament

Footage showed prop appearing to run his elbow across the Ireland captain’s head

Farrell praises ‘magnificent’ team that ‘got the emotion right’ for big clash with rivals

BBC reporter Sonja McLaughlan also received social media abuse after the match

Ollie Lawrence out of the 23 altogether with Owen Farrell moving to inside centre

Wasps secondrow Joe Launchbury will miss the first three rounds because of a broken leg

Authorities also need to double down on their High Tackle Framework strategy

Ireland’s second-half victory a silver lining in their defeat to Eddie Jones’s formidable side

How Ireland respond to intimidation and contend with bigger pack will be crucial

Eddie Jones has named his XV to face Italy in Saturday’s final round of the Six Nations

Manu Tuilagi has gone but director of rugby is positive about the future at Welford Road

Rooney Rule guarantees at least one BAME applicant will be interviewed for future jobs

Irish sprinter has added her voice to the Black Lives Matter movement

Gareth Thomas apologises for saying ‘he would have never retired’ after incident

Teams selecting specialised ‘finishers’ as size dominates from grassroots to the top

Concussion language needs to change, Ireland women need more jerseys and more

For the third time in a row Ireland were unable to cope with England’s tactics

Curry and Underhill set the tone for home side as Ireland’s backrow overrun