Andy Farrell ready to take career learnings to the Ireland jobThe 44-year-old has always wanted to be a head coach and Ireland could be a natural fitSat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00
Enthusiastic Andy Farrell relishing the challenge of leading Ireland‘We want to improve in all aspects of the game’ says determined new head coachTue Dec 24 2019 - 08:00
Gerry Thornley: Painful World Cup exit should not detract from decade of successIrish rugby reached unprecedented heights over the last ten yearsTue Dec 24 2019 - 07:00
Andy Farrell: Ireland can wean themselves off Sexton dependencyNew head coach could choose playmaker to succeed Rory Best as the squad’s captainTue Dec 24 2019 - 01:00
Andy Farrell’s first media briefing: the door isn’t closed on Rob Kearney‘I’ve spoken to Rob but also others who are not here and told them we will be watching’Mon Dec 23 2019 - 16:05
Joey Carbery in line for Munster return for derby clash against LeinsterMunster coach Johann van Graan sounds positive note on fitness of Ireland backMon Dec 23 2019 - 06:00
Coming up short at home hurts error-prone Connacht all the moreMunster retain better possession and played territory through the kicking game of impressive Casey and his partner HanrahanMon Dec 23 2019 - 06:00
No player deserves a break more than Stander - yet he keeps on givingDillane says Connacht’s home defeat to Munster is ‘bitterly disappointing ’Mon Dec 23 2019 - 06:00
Andy Friend frustrated by Connacht errors as clinical Munster take the points‘The bottom line was way too much error and it’s something that we need to fix pretty quickly’Sat Dec 21 2019 - 20:36
Munster stay top of the tree as they contain Connacht’s ambitionDisciplined away performance earns Johann van Graan’s side the points in GalwaySat Dec 21 2019 - 19:36
Dave Heffernan keen to grab Ireland chance second time around‘Explosive’ Connacht hooker finding greater consistency after switch from backrowSat Dec 21 2019 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Champions Cup packed with usual suspects againLeinster have qualified after four rounds, turning a potential pool of sharks into a rompTue Dec 17 2019 - 07:00
Rob Kearney left out of Ireland squad get togetherAndy Farrell and his coaches will meet up with the group of players next weekMon Dec 16 2019 - 15:50
Johnny Sexton turns down big money offer from LyonTop 14 club wanted to bring Sexton back to France at end of this seasonMon Dec 16 2019 - 12:25
Chastened Munster leave the champions’ lair with regretsVunipola brothers help Saracens up the ante following all-in melee in the third quarterMon Dec 16 2019 - 02:00
Wounded Munster left facing a win-or-bust clash in ParisUnseemly fracas during defeat to Saracens to be investigated by tournament organisersMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Ulster’s man of the moment John Cooney won’t believe the hypeScrumhalf has the Midas touch, but he puts streak of good form down to hard workMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Van Graan stands by decision to kick to touchMunster turned down late shot at goal which could have secured bonus point against SaracensSat Dec 14 2019 - 18:49
Munster up against it after losing at SaracensDefending champions put on show of strength against Johann van Graan's visitorsSat Dec 14 2019 - 17:31
Opportunity knocks for JJ Hanrahan as cards fall his wayInjuries give the former Ireland U-20 star chance to prove his worth as Munster outhalfSat Dec 14 2019 - 06:00
Ulster run riot at the Stoop to make it four from fourJohn Cooney once again shone as the Ulstermen marched on with a bonus pointFri Dec 13 2019 - 22:02
Champions Saracens provide litmus test for new MunsterTrip to face the defending champions will be toughest test yet in Munster’s pool of deathFri Dec 13 2019 - 19:22
More settled Ulster have what it takes to pass stern Stoop testMcFarland’s side looking to complete a notable double over Harlequins in Pool 3Fri Dec 13 2019 - 06:00
Johnny Sexton to be fit for Ireland’s opening Six NationsOuthalf expected to recover in time for Andy Farrell’s first game as head coachWed Dec 11 2019 - 01:00
Johnny Sexton to be fit for opening Six Nations matchOuthalf should be fit for Andy Farrell’s first game as head coach of the Irish teamTue Dec 10 2019 - 18:12
Gerry Thornley: Irish halfback situation now looking less certainFor the first time since the 2011 World Cup, the nine-ten partnership is not certainTue Dec 10 2019 - 06:18
Leinster and Ireland sweating on Sexton scan after positive weekendsCullen’s team on course for home quarter-final while Munster likely to need away victoryMon Dec 09 2019 - 06:00
Peter O’Mahony gives Billy Holland credit in lineout warsMunster captain lauds secondrow for set-piece work in victory over SaracensMon Dec 09 2019 - 06:00
Munster mix the old with the new in victory over SaracensEarly salvos a sign of hosts’ progress before weather turns second half into grim affairMon Dec 09 2019 - 01:00
Johann van Graan: ‘We’ll take a win against Saracens any day of the week’Peter O’Mahony admits second-half weather meant it was better off not having possessionSat Dec 07 2019 - 21:32
Mark McCall says Saracens will bring back big guns for return legBonus point keeps champions in the frame to qualify for knockout stagesSat Dec 07 2019 - 20:58
New Munster battle some old-school weather to hold off SaracensGame of two halves sees Mark McCall’s side take bonus point away from Thomond ParkSat Dec 07 2019 - 20:01
Mark McCall: ‘We wanted to be more like Munster to be honest’The Saracens coach still has faith in European champions despite their travailsSat Dec 07 2019 - 06:00
Munster find themselves in must-win territory again as they brace for SaracensMcCall’s decision to leave number of big guns at home bodes well for provinceSat Dec 07 2019 - 06:00
Review suggests mounting anxiety a factor in Ireland’s World Cup woesUnderestimation of Japan and failure to develop game plan also among main findingsThu Dec 05 2019 - 01:00
IRFU review admits Ireland caught cold by Japan at World Cup‘We underestimated the intensity of what Japan were able to play at, that genuinely surprised us’Wed Dec 04 2019 - 17:18
Wales shatter Ireland's World Cup dreamIreland 10 Wales 22: The dream is over as a great Irish side misfired on the nightTue Dec 03 2019 - 15:06
Gerry Thornley: Edinburgh’s upright antics must be nipped in the bud by World RugbyPadding on post is there to protect players and tampering with it endangers their welfareTue Dec 03 2019 - 06:00
Mike Ruddock leaves Lansdowne to take charge of OspreysFormer player will take charge of struggling Welsh franchise after disastrous start to the seasonMon Dec 02 2019 - 18:59
Leinster on the forward march as they line up another pack of likely ladsDepartures, injuries have depleted province but backrow production line goes onSat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Ronan Kelleher could be in the right place at the right timeCircumstances can steer careers, and hooker is timing form perfectly to catch Farrell’s eyeTue Nov 26 2019 - 06:30
New ground has been broken in Larkham's Munster revolution‘New Munster’ show their width and wit as they draw with Racing 92 at Thomond ParkMon Nov 25 2019 - 06:00
Munster’s old dogs learn a few new tricks under LarkhamDespite disappointing draw with Racing 92, Peter O’Mahony feels his side held their ownMon Nov 25 2019 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Anglo-Irish clashes pivotal to European hopesDecember's games come fast on the back of a quartet of tough Franco-Irish battlesMon Nov 25 2019 - 06:00
Peter O’Mahony admits Munster’s regret is two-fold‘I don’t think we played well enough to win the game, to be totally honest with you’Sat Nov 23 2019 - 21:29
Munster fall just short of the full Houdini as Racing take share of the spoilsJJ Hanrahan’s late drop goal misses target in thrilling Thomond Park endgameSat Nov 23 2019 - 20:04
Formidable home fortress key to Munster conquering the FrenchOver the years Racing have been one of many French sides to fail the Thomond Park testSat Nov 23 2019 - 05:00
Munster could do with a racing start against old foes and friendsVan Graan’s men will have to bring their ‘A’ game to overcome talented French visitorsFri Nov 22 2019 - 21:15
Schmidt was handed cards late mother wrote in lead-up to quarter-finalShe penned notes in knowledge that she would not have been alive to see World CupThu Nov 21 2019 - 07:12
Joe Schmidt: Rory Best nearly quit before 2018 Grand SlamIn his autobiography Ordinary Joe, the coach says he faced several ‘uncontrollables’Thu Nov 21 2019 - 07:00
