Scotland assistant coach Pieter de Villiers believes the collective strength of the Ireland forward pack will far outweigh the absence of ...

The France fly-half will be available for the Six Nations finale against Scotland despite seeing red for a dangerous tackle in the win over Wales.

Ireland will be without Lions prop Tadhg Furlong for the trip to Murrayfield, but there was better news about the fitness of a key Connacht duo.

As Peter Wright bounds towards me in his orange overalls after finishing his work as a lorry driver it is good to see he has a big smile on his face.