New Zealand broadcaster and sportswriter Scotty Stevenson joins the Irish Examiner's Simon Lewis and Brendan O'Brien to preview the World Cup quarter-finals.

After returning to full training this week, Dupont has satisfied medics and coaching staff that he is ready to start Sunday's box-office Stade de France showdown with the world champions.

Wales have gone from threat of player strikes to verge of Rugby World Cup semi-finals, boosted by return of Dan Biggar

Nienaber has selected scrum-half Cobus Reinach to start in place of Faf de Klerk, while Duane Vermeulen gets the nod over Jasper Wiese at number eight.

It will be the converted fly-half's second start in the number 15 jersey having starred against Chile during the group phase.

Catt laughed off a suggestion made by a New Zealand journalist that Ireland had sent an “official team photographer” to an open All Blacks training session

Last week, 74 people out of every 100 in this country were in front of their televisions watching Dave McIntyre and Alan Quinlan call the game at the Stade de France. Presumably, the other 26 were at the game.

When I became an All Black in 2012 it was always really interesting how much of an emphasis was put on the mental side of the game.

Last Saturday was certainly hard to take. But we will begin again.

Ardie Savea says Peter O'Mahony is a warrior - 'I don't know how he does it'

The French talisman has recovered after surgery to a broken cheekbone

The Rugby World Cup adventure continues for hundreds of fans including some who are getting to attend the France v South Africa game

An expert has also advised fans staying in the French capital to pull back bedsheets and check the mattresses for bloodstains, which would suggest the presence of insects

Monthly pub spending was down 19% in total, with outlay in restaurants and fast-food outlets falling by 17% and 14% respectively

Duane Vermeulen starts at number eight ahead of Jasper Wiese

The decision to omit wing Mark Talea from the 23 for disciplinary reasons is not one that fits the picture of a squad dotting every ‘I’ and crossing every ‘t’.

The 28-year-old credited Farrell’s no-excuse mentality for preparing Ireland’s players to embrace every moment of adversity.

When Ireland faced the All Blacks in my time, we convinced ourselves that they had the same number of legs and arms as we had, that they were mortal and beatable.

Leicester Fainga’anuku is named in his place. 

Italy urgently need goals, Scotland require a point and the Netherlands must pull together in France for a crunch qualifier in Ireland's group.