Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou have both been included in France's matchday squad to face Wales in the first game of the Six Nations tournament next week.

Interim Ireland boss Simon Easterby has the leeway to implement change and the evolvution of the team must continue regardless of who is in charge.

Following Ospreys' emphatic 43-0 win over Benetton in the URC, here are our five key takeaways from the Swansea.com Stadium.

IT’S the dream pairing, interim Munster coach Ian Costello testing his tactical talents against ROG (Ronan O’Gara/La Rochelle); home support out-numbering the travelling Red Army and a battle between two rugby giants on the lush green combat zone of Stade Marcel-Deflandre.

Ospreys continue their fine run under new head coach Mark Jones as they celebrate an emphatic bonus-point win against Benetton.

Justin Tipuric returns to captain Ospreys for Friday's United Rugby Championship (URC) game against Benetton in Swansea.

Morse is brought down just short of the line but the damage has been done and Dan Edwards is able to walk over the line for a try. Minutes later Morse bursts through the middle of the Pau defence with his explosive power and pace knocking defenders aside to lay the platform for scrum-half Luke Davies to score the winner.

In December, the case against the 21-year-olds was dropped after the two forwards had faced accusations in July. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The loudest stadium in the Six Nations has just got louder after Wales was allowed to close the roof of Principality Stadium for the next two years.

Sharks coach John Plumtree faces a mounting injury crisis as his team prepares for a challenging match against Cardiff, following a heavy defeat to Bordeaux.

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Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle and its glorious setting on the Atlantic Coast await in April but Munster’s most pressing concern are the rather less salubrious surrounds of Rodney Parade this Saturday “It's massive for everybody,