Leinster 34 Stade Francais 13

By Ian Cusack

Sam Warburton is ready to lead Wales’ final push for the RBS 6 Nations title and Grand Slam glory tomorrow, declaring: “It will be the biggest game of my career.”

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has made five changes and one positional switch for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Wales in Cardiff.

France 22 England 24

France half-backs Francois Trinh-Duc and Morgan Parra have been dropped for the RBS 6 Nations clash against England in Paris on Sunday.

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has not made any changes to his matchday squad for the RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield on February 26.

France scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili has been ruled out of the Six Nations tie with Ireland because of a back problem.

France scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili has been ruled out of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland in Paris with a back problem.

NEW France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has included two uncapped players in his provisional 30-man squad for the RBS 6 Nations.

New France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has included two uncapped players in his provisional 30-man squad for the RBS 6 Nations.

THERE are plenty of lazy comparisons to draw between Brive and Munster — both former European champions keen to restore former glories, and both call small, rugby-mad provincial centres home — but what’s less obvious is that the French side found inspiration in Limerick not so long ago.

France have called Dimitri Yachvili into their squad for the RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy after Frederic Michalak was forced out by a knee injury.

David Attoub today had his appeal against a 70-week ban for gouging thrown out by an independent appeal committee.

HERE’S no need to delve into the DVD collection to sum up what makes Stephen Ferris the player he is. Proof of the Ulster man’s DNA surfaced in what should have been a routine training session in Durban last summer.

Recent events suggest Stephen Ferris has become a marked man, but the Ireland flanker insists he has never gone looking for trouble.

Chris Cusiter today told Scotland’s Glasgow stars they need to better their Magners League-topping form to beat France in Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations opener.

CONTROVERSIAL centre Mathieu Bastareaud has been given his chance in the starting line-up for France’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland on Sunday.

IT’S 25 years since Ireland entered the RBS Six Nations as reigning champions, and all of 62 years since they defended a Grand Slam.

STADE FRANCAIS prop David Attoub is to appeal his 70-week ban for foul play.

Stade Francais prop David Attoub is to appeal his 70-week ban for foul play, it was announced today.

Controversial centre Mathieu Bastareaud has been recalled to the France squad for the 2010 RBS 6 Nations Championship.

STADE FRANCAIS are set to appeal the massive 70-week ban handed down to prop David Attoub after he was found guilty of gouging Ulster and Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris during a Heineken Cup match in December.

Stade Francais prop David Attoub has today been handed a 70-week ban for eye gouging by an independent judicial officer.

STADE FRANCAIS prop David Attoub faces a lengthy ban for gouging during a Heineken Cup game.

JULIEN DUPUY, the Stade Francais scrum-half, will miss France’s entire Six Nations campaign after his appeal against a 24-week suspension for gouging was reduced by just seven days to 23 weeks.

JULIEN DUPUY, pictured, is to appeal his six-month suspension for eye-gouging during Stade Francais’ Heineken Cup Round Three defeat to Ulster.

STADE FRANCAIS seized the initiative in Heineken Cup Pool Four with victory over Ulster at Stade Jean Bouin.

Stade Francais 29 Ulster 16

FRANCE’S first choice scrum-half Julien Dupuy has been ruled out of the RBS 6 Nations Championship after receiving a six-month ban for eye-gouging.

Stade Francais scrum-half Julien Dupuy was today handed a six-month ban for eye gouging Ulster flanker Stephen Ferris.

Stade Français have made a rash of changes for their Heineken Cup showdown with Ulster at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels tomorrow.

DAVID ATTOUB and Julien Dupuy yesterday apologised for their conduct during Stade Francais’s Heineken Cup clash with Ulster on Saturday.

Harlequins and England scrum-half Danny Care has been handed a one-week ban by the Rugby Football Union.

Ospreys wing Tommy Bowe has been cited for a dangerous tackle on Viadana counterpart Kaine Robertson during Saturday’s Heineken Cup match.

AS EXPECTED, Stade Francais scrum-half Julien Dupuy will appear before an independent disciplinary hearing of the European Rugby Cup as a result of a citing arising from Saturday’s Heineken Cup match against Ulster at Ravenhill.

Stade Francais players David Attoub and Julien Dupuy have both been cited for allegedly gouging Ulster forward Stephen Ferris in separate incidents in the Heineken Cup match at Ravenhill on Saturday.

STADE FRANCAIS could face the wrath of the citing commissioner following a controversial finish to Saturday’s Heineken Cup Pool Four classic against Ulster at Ravenhill.

Ulster 23 Stade Francais 13

France 12 New Zealand 39

France coach Marc Lievremont today made four changes to his squad for Saturday’s Test against New Zealand in Marseille.

France 43 Samoa 5

WORLD champions South Africa suffered a second successive loss on their northern hemisphere tour as France triumphed in Toulouse last night.

STEVE MEEHAN admits it will take “a really good effort” for Bath to reach this season’s Heineken Cup quarter-finals following their shattering defeat against French giants Stade Francais.