Buoyed by All Black arrival, Leinster must view Harlequins clash as chance to hit stride
Rieko Ioane expected to make debut from the bench against depleted English team
Rugby World Cup draw: Ireland get Scotland, Uruguay and Portugal – As it happened
Hosts Australia are drawn with three time champions, New Zealand
2027 Rugby World Cup: Team by team analysis of Ireland’s Pool D opponents
Ireland will be meeting Scotland for the third straight time in the pool stages while they will face Uruguay and Portugal for the first time
Leinster and Munster’s attention turns to Champions Cup and English opponents
Connacht and Ulster prepare for opening fixtures in Challenge Cup
Munster get a taste of their own medicine as Stormers end their unbeaten run
South African side stage brilliant second-half turnaround thanks to utter dominance at scrum time
Ulster’s fine run of form should be enough to see off Benetton
We don’t want to jinx Richie Murphy’s squad, but Ulster have been a treat to watch this season
Josh Ericson in line for Leinster debut in URC return against Dragons
RG Snyman is among replacements, as Leinster rest their leading Irish players for trip to Wales
John O’Sullivan: World Rugby may as well put the sport in the bin after Saturday’s farce
Matthew Carley showed seven yellow cards on Saturday, with one upgraded and one rescinded, but there probably should have been more
Ireland must address crux of scrum issues – Five things we learned from this weekend’s action
Ill-discipline hindered Ireland against the Springboks, but their admirable collective spirit offered some solace
Rassie Erasmus praises South Africa’s dominant scrum after ‘sweet’ win over Ireland
Head coach said he was giving travelling fans the thumbs up at the end of the game
Ireland player ratings v South Africa: James Ryan’s red card costs team
Mack Hansen and Caelan Doris among those who impressed in difficult circumstances
Ireland’s improving lineout statistics bode well for South Africa Test match
Setpiece in 2025 running at 89.1%, which is higher than the 85.9% of world champions, the Springboks
Andy Farrell makes four changes for Springboks clash
South Africa make two alterations to the starting team that beat France a fortnight ago
Cheslin Kolbe and South Africa ready for ‘massive’ game against Ireland
Winger has never won in Dublin, while the Springboks last success there was in 2012
Australia’s loss very much Ireland’s gain as Mack Hansen unveils more strings to his bow
Connacht star looked like a seasoned fullback as he dominated proceedings and scored a hat-trick