The €6 million swing between a grand slam and a third-place finish in the Six Nations could have a significant impact on the IRFU, according to RTÉ's Against the Head panel. Ireland's sobering ...

Ireland's Grand Slam hopes were ruthlessly taken apart by a rampant France as the visitors left Dublin with a 42-27 victory. Two yellow cards proved extremely damaging for Ireland as after an even ...

6 12 Bundee Aki: A typically physical 55-minute contribution by the centre before he made way for Jack Crowley. Ran and tackled hard. 7 11 Calvin Nash: Stepped in when James Lowe suffered a back ...

Hugo Keenan, Bundee Aki and Finlay Bealham also come back into the starting team, 12 of whom started the 38-17 win away to France last year. While Ireland have won three games from three this year ...

Sculpted entirely from high-grade, Greek-god muscle, Bundee Aki's impossibly chiselled torso spasms, fists pummelling the air in rhythm with his primal scream, man as an involuntary cocktail of ...

Irresistible France lost Antoine Dupont to a first half injury but out-classed Ireland by five tries to three on the day the hosts' Grand Slam dream died in Dublin. Ireland's proudly held four ...

Easterby has followed the Andy Farrell mantra of a more conservative bench split (6:2), with Bundee Aki, Hugo Keenan and Finlay Bealham joining captain Doris in a return to the starting XV.

Prop Finlay Bealham and fullback Hugo Keenan, rested last time out when Ireland scraped past Wales, are back while Bundee Aki starts as expected alongside Robbie Henshaw in the centre after making ...

Bundee Aki, Hugo Keenan and Finlay Bealham also return to the starting team for the visit of Les Bleus. Jack Conan has recovered from a back injury to take his place on the bench, which has a 6:2 ...

Elsewhere, and as expected, Caelan Doris returns to the no8 slot and the captaincy, Finlay Bealham is in for Thomas Clarkson and Bundee Aki for the suspended Gary Ringrose. READ MORE: Ireland v ...