France

Richie McCaw in his 100th test match, lead the All Blacks to an impressive 37-17 exorcising the demons of the 2007 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final defeat to France

The All Blacks vs France is the biggest match of the Rugby World Cup 2011 so far and the All Blacks will not lack motivation for winning this match

A hat-trick from Vincent Clerc and one from Damien Traille saved the blushes of Marc Lievremont's French side, as they held on 46-19 win against Canada.

Ringing the changes is not unusual for the French, but with a crunch match against New Zealand around the corner, a performance is vital.

Four years on from hosting the showpiece event themselves, the French are preparing for another assault on the Webb Ellis trophy.

Ireland put out the strongest team they could with regards to injuries, Stephen Ferris was on the bench after making his comeback from a troublesome knee injury.

Back rower and occasional second row Gorgodze is one of the increasing numbers of Georgian players plying their trade in France's Top 14 competition

Interview with Ollie Phillips

The national head coach has had a difficult reign in charge of Les Bleus since taking over in 2007 after the World Cup

Talking Rugby Union caught up with Toulon player Joe El-Abd

Having their star-studded core of Welsh talent combined with high-profile All Blacks, the Ospreys have been described as 'the Real Madrid of Wales'

Wales were outplayed by a very different French team to the one we saw in Rome last week. They picked up their tempo in the second half

A spirited performance saw Italy win their first match of this year's Six Nations at a sunny Stadio Flaminio in Rome

England- France, the game pundits believed to be the game to decide the tournament managed to give 80 minutes of intense rugby from both sides that were gunning for the Grand Slam

England and France line up

A game with many mistakes, Ireland and France traded punches with each other but France just came out on top at the end