The Offload: Wild geese finding that the grass isn’t always greener

Madigan struggling to make an impression at Bristol

All in the Scrum: End of season awards

With the 2014/15 season nearly over, here’s some of the good, the bad and the stupid

Things finally coming to a head in concussion debate

Recent high-profile cases mean rugby can no longer ignore the elephant in the room

Ireland v France: Head injuries keeps doctors on the sideline busy

Johnny Sexton among four players forced to leave field with Spedding unable to return

Sexton relieved to have passed a defining test

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France turn up the heat on Sexton

Mind games from French lead IRFU to release statement defending selection

France straining under the yoke of Saint-André’s tactical straitjacket

Inconsistent selection and brutish, forward-orientated tactics testing the patience of the French fans

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Target man Johnny Sexton eager for first contact

‘He did everything he needed to do, so it’s a credit to the player to be available at this point as well’

Time has come for rugby to assess health risks of monster hits

Transformation of the game in two decades has been phenomenal

Schools quiet on use of supplements in underage rugby

The Irish Sports Council say schools are ‘a law unto themselves’

Joe Schmidt does not believe Irish rugby has a doping problem

Ireland coach also does not feel legal supplement are being abused at any level

Alan Quinlan: ‘ If there was a systematic doping culture in rugby, I’d have known about it’

‘Without firm evidence, it’s unfair to tarnish the reputation of a generation of players’