IRELAND A coach Michael Bradley has warned England A they must be ruthless if they are to have any hope of toppling the New Zealand Maori in Saturday’s Churchill Cup final.

France have named an experimental squad for the two-Test tour of New Zealand.

Saracens blew a string of scoring chances but still had enough power to overwhelm London Irish today and take a step closer to the Guinness Premiership play-off places.

London Irish 24 Toulouse 26

England fly-half Andy Goode endured a goalkicking nightmare as Guinness Premiership leaders Leicester suffered only their third defeat of the league campaign against Madejski Stadium hosts London Irish.

Felipe Contepomi will be available for Leinster's pre-season friendly against London Irish at Donnybrook tomorrow evening.

The Barbarians will field a team selected from seven countries, including Ireland's David Humphreys and Bob Casey, when they tackle an England XV in Sunday’s Gartmore Challenge match at Twickenham.

DEAN RYAN believes yesterday’s dramatic 36-34 European Challenge Cup final victory over London Irish can be the start of a successful era for Gloucester.

James Forrester’s extra-time try sealed Gloucester a dramatic victory over London Irish in the European Challenge Cup final at the Twickenham Stoop.

Leicester 40 London Irish 8

London Irish 28 Leeds 24

London Irish 48 Bayonne 5

STEPHEN JONES insists it is Wales’ players and not coach Scott Johnson who should be taking the brunt of the increasing criticism following last weekend’s lacklustre RBS 6 Nations Championship draw against Italy.

COLIN CHARVIS has been dropped by Wales coach Scott Johnson as one of three personnel changes for the final RBS Six Nations Championship clash against France on Saturday.

Bernard Laporte has made one change to France‘s starting line-up for their final RBS Six Nations Championship clash with Wales on Saturday.

Raphael Ibanez insists France will not allow their record-equalling victory over England to distract them from the real task at hand – beating Wales next Saturday to win the RBS Six Nations Championship.

OLIVIER MAGNE has stoked the fires ahead of France's RBS 6 Nations Championship showdown with England by accusing the world champions of a lack of creativity.

FRANCE coach Bernard Laporte’s quixotic attitude to selection saw him make three changes to the team that beat Ireland 43-31 for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Italy at the Stade de France.

QUITE where one starts to analyse Saturday’s events in Paris is anyone’s guess. It was one of the most remarkable games of international rugby I’ve witnessed.

HAS THERE ever been a more amazing second half in the history of the International Championship?

France 43 Ireland 31

Ireland and France emerged for their RBS Six Nations Championship clash in Paris hoping to salvage their battered reputations.

France A 20 Ireland A 12

FRANCE coach Bernard Laporte rallied his troops on the eve of their Six Nations clash with Ireland at the Stade de France and told them to show far more spirit than they had done in last Sunday’s 20-16 defeat by Scotland.

TWO teams coming off totally unacceptable performances last weekend, one showing five changes, the other just one enforced alteration.

Ireland boss Eddie O’Sullivan has warned his players they must be prepared for an early French onslaught in tomorrow’s RBS Six Nations Championship clash.

Olivier Magne and Raphael Ibanez are aiming to provide the spark for France in tomorrow’s RBS Six Nations Championship clash with Ireland.

France coach Bernard Laporte hopes the recall of veterans Raphael Ibanez and Olivier Magne will provide a much-needed boost in morale ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Ireland in Paris.

France coach Bernard Laporte has made five changes to his team for Saturday’s RBS Six Nations Championship clash with Ireland in Paris and brought back veterans Raphael Ibanez and Olivier Magne.

France playmaker Frederic Michalak believes Bernard Laporte’s side must impose their famous attacking philosophy on Ireland if they are to get their RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign back on track.

FRANCE captain Fabien Pelous has vowed to address the problems which led to his side crashing to a shock defeat against Scotland in their RBS 6 Nations Championship opener.

France head coach Bernard Laporte has named a 28-man squad for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash with Ireland in Paris.

Referee Roy Maybank today withdrew the yellow card he showed to Olivier Magne after video evidence proved he had not been deliberately elbowed by the London Irish flanker.

A 78th-minute penalty try, converted by replacement fly-half Shane Drahm, gave Worcester a hard-fought late away victory over London Irish in the Guinness Premiership.

Former England star Mike Catt took the spotlight away from big-name Premiership newcomer Justin Marshall by creating the first three tries as London Irish opened their season with victory over Leeds in the second match of today’s Twickenham double-header.

FRANCE COACH Bernard Laporte has made several changes for the clash with Australia in Brisbane on Saturday with his side looking to bounce back from the dismal 27-13 defeat to South Africa last weekend.

London Irish yesterday announced the signing of Argentina number eight Juan Manuel Leguizamon.

London Irish today announced the signing of Argentina number eight Juan Manuel Leguizamon.

France flanker Olivier Magne has agreed a two-year deal with London Irish after leaving Clermont Auvergne.

France flanker Olivier Magne has revealed he could join London Irish next season.