As expected, Hugo Keenan, Bundee Aki, Finlay Bealham and Caelan Doris have all been restored to the Ireland starting XV for ...

The 7-1 bench trialled in Rome is retained, but with the fit-again Emmanuel Meafou restored in place of Romain Taofifenua and ...

The rambunctious Frenchman has charted a remarkable voyage in rugby, and has steered the struggling Stejarii to World Cup ...

Necessity was not necessarily the initial mother of this invention ... Even France, where Romain Ntamack would usually have a relatively secure grip on the starting shirt, have used both Matthieu ...

Romain Ntamack returns at flyhalf and Damian Penaud is restored on the right wing for the Six Nations match against Ireland ...

Romain Ntamack returns after suspension at fly half in the France side to face Ireland as Fabien Galthie sticks with a ...

Romain Ntamack returns after suspension at fly half in the France side to face Ireland as Fabien Galthie sticks with a fearsome bench formed of seven forwards and just a single back. Ntamack had ...

10 Romain Ntamack; 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 12 Yoram Moefana, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi; 14 Damian Penaud; 15 Thomas Ramos. Replacements: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Cyril Baille, 18 Dorian Aldegheri ...

Romain Ntamack (L) and Damian Penaud (R) will start against Ireland. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images "What's more, it's a match against the best European nation in the last three or four years.