Wales’ grand slam hopes extinguished under the Paris lights
Wales' hopes of back-to-back grand slams has ended as they were beaten 21-16 by France in Paris
O’Driscoll’s tomatoes keep analysts guessing
Lawrence Booth: Do you know what the Ireland captain's cryptic reference to Martin Johnson was about?
IRB reprimand Smith over comments about Kaplan
England's attack coach Brian Smith has been criticised for voicing his opinion about referee Jonathan Kaplan
France calls for help as Lièvremont makes more erratic selections
France have named just six players in their side to face Wales who played in the opening two championship matches
Friday night, under lights, will transform Stade into a theatre
Shaun Edwards: There are good reasons for playing Six Nations rugby on Saturdays at 3pm, but floodlights give sport a sense of occasion
Stevens banned for two years after failed drugs test
Rugby union: Bath's England prop Matt Stevens has been banned for two years after failing drug test
Law variations put ‘invisible’ referees centre stage and Goode in the bin
Eddie Butler: ELVs were supposed to make referees unseen, but overflowing sin bins in this Six Nations tournament have disproved this
IRB upbraids Smith for criticising referee
The International Rugby Board have taken England attack coach Brian Smith to task for suggesting referee Jonathan Kaplan was influenced by Welsh management
Mallett names uncapped hooker Sbaraglini in squad for Scotland match
The Italy coach Nick Mallett has selected Franco Sbaraglini to replace Saracens front-row Fabio Ongaro, who was injured in training
How naive Johnson lost out to wily Gatland in battle of perceptions
Paul Rees: England's management were naive in letting Warren Gatland influence the referee before their Six Nations clash with Wales
Haskell claims he’ll put England place above club demands
James Haskell says fighting for his England place will always come first following the RFU's falling out with England players signing for clubs outside the Premiership
Roberts passed fit but could be knocked out of his stride
Wales will face France in Paris without any injury concerns after Jamie Roberts was deemed fit to play
England drop Goode and warn their France-based players they could follow
Tension between the RFU and England players who opt to sign for French clubs is becoming increasingly prevalent
Blair believes Scotland are ready to step up as Hastings piles on pressure
Rugby union: Scotland captain Mike Blair ignores criticism from Gavin Hastings but says a win over Italy on Saturday is a must
Mallett calls on Italy to cut out their mistakes
Lack of discipline and intelligence is handing advantage to opponents, says Italy's head coach