“These are people who sell morality when they do not have it.”

“Sizzled, suffered, then won” – that was how L’Equipe chose to set the tone for what was a day of high drama at the Stade de la Mosson on Saturday.

SOUTH AFRICAN prop Tendai Mtawarira’s participation in tonight’s Test against France in Toulouse is in doubt due to ongoing confusion surrounding his citizenship.

FRANCE’S preparations for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Ireland have been overshadowed by revelations that several of the country’s top club administrators were questioned by police as a long-running investigation into the potentially fraudulent dealings of a player agent intensified.

FOR French rugby magazine Midi Olympique it was “The End of the Dream”. For L’Equipe it was “Munster – English Style”.