Carbery’s moment of truth arrives in Paris
Joey Carbery has long been seen as Ireland playmaker Johnny Sexton’s successor at flyhalf and on Saturday he gets his chance to rubberstamp his credentials against a vibrant France in the Six Nations.
O’Gara: Dupont is deadly
Ronan O’Gara has hailed France scrumhalf Antoine Dupont as the world’s “most dangerous” player in the build-up to the blockbuster Six Nations clash between France and Ireland in Paris on Saturday.
Watch: France face test of pedigree in Paris
In a preview of this week’s Six Nations action, the Money Man expects the heavyweight clash between France and Ireland to separate the men from the boys.
Ireland without Sexton against France
Ireland will be without captain and flyhalf Johnny Sexton for the crucial Six Nations clash against France in Paris on Saturday.
Under-fire Sexton to do ‘talking on the pitch’
Johnny Sexton has shrugged off criticism from former France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre, who said Ireland would be better off without the veteran flyhalf.
Sexton wary of French magicians
Johnny Sexton says France present a unique challenge to other Six Nations opponents because they match good systems with tricky individual players.
Ireland, Scotland rise in rankings, England sink
England have been demoted to fourth place, while Ireland rose to third in the World Rugby rankings following this past weekend’s Six Nations results.
Farrell bracing for ‘test of all tests’ in Paris
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell was happy with his team’s “good start” in their one-sided 29-7 win over Wales but admits they face “the test of all tests” in their next Six Nations clash with France.
France ready to level up against Ireland
aphael Ibanez says France will take their performance “up a notch” when they host Ireland in a battle of the Six Nations favourites on Saturday.
Ireland whip Wales in Six Nations opener
Ireland showed class and composure as they surged to a dominant victory over a lacklustre Wales side missing a number of key players.
