Preview: Rested Ireland to take advantage of head-start
As Johnny Sexton pointed out on Thursday afternoon, "it was always going to come down to this".
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Hosts France dominate Italy to reach Rugby World Cup quarter-finals
Penaud, 26, scored two tries and created a third with a deft chip as he moved to within three of France great Blanco's record of 38 tries for his country.
James Lowe insists Ireland are far from ‘invincible’ ahead of Scotland showdown
James Lowe insisted in-form Ireland are far from “invincible” as he dismissed the notion complacency could derail their Rugby World Cup dream.
Beauden Barrett says New Zealand are keen to gain revenge for home-series defeat to Ireland
New Zealand's Beauden Barrett says his side are eager to gain revenge after the pain of their home series loss to Ireland in the summer of 2022.
France swat aside Italy to advance as Pool A winners
France booked their place in the Rugby World Cup knockout stage in style with an emphatic 60-7 victory over Italy, who exit the tournament.
Peter O’Mahony targets more Ireland milestones as he reaches 100 caps
Peter O’Mahony feels a degree of embarrassment at joining Ireland’s “hugely inspirational” list of centurions and hopes even greater moments are to come as he targets Rugby World Cup glory.
Eddies Jones insists his Wallabies future 'up to others'
Eddie Jones says it is "up to others" in terms of deciding his future as Australia head coach.
Rugby World Cup - Ireland v Scotland: All you need to know
It all comes down to this. Ireland face Scotland in Paris at 8pm on Saturday night.