Simon Easterby was speaking almost 24 hours before France put 11 tries past Italy but Ireland’s interim head coach had already seen enough to know his squad have lots to improve before Les Bleus arrive in Dublin on Saturday week.

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The Irish were not at their fluent best and were also put under huge pressure by a rejuvenated Welsh team. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sonia O’Sullivan has her eye on this weekend’s Irish indoor championships, which will be missing some of our bigger names, while Johnny Watterson looks back at the life of Matt Doyle, who died earlier this month, the Californian who energised the Irish tennis scene back in the 1980s.

Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby is pleased by how his side found their "way back into the game" to beat Wales despite Garry Ringrose's dismissal at the Principality Stadium.

Wales interim coach Matt Sherratt believes there is much to build on after his team put on a display full of heart in their defeat to Ireland.