Andrew Porter enjoys a frontrow seat and is happy to go back to the future Dominant packs, like South Africa’s, love to leave a calling card by keeping the ball in a scrum: no respite, no reliefFri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00
Ireland A players handed a platform to press claims for Fiji and beyondFixture offers Farrell chance to hand out a debut or three, and to permit others to add to senior capsFri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00
Springboks may opt for tried and trusted Jesse Kriel in the absence of Lukhanyo Am Expectation in South African media is that Damian de Allende and Kriel will once again combineTue Nov 01 2022 - 06:00
The Offload: Marty Moore still proving class is permanentMarty Moore delighted to be back in Ireland A squad for clash against New Zealand Development XVMon Oct 31 2022 - 09:00
Graham Rowntree: ‘I’m proud of the resilience and the fight shown by a young group’Munster head coach insists his side are on the right track despite a galling one-point loss to UlsterMon Oct 31 2022 - 06:00
Keenan and Gibson-Park making good progress in time for Springboks clashKeenan, Jamison Gibson-Park, and van der Flier likely to be available for selection for Ireland for Test against South AfricaSun Oct 30 2022 - 19:00
Ulster survive Munster’s second-half onslaught to win for the first time in Limerick since 2014Jack Crowley’s difficult conversion of Shane Daly’s try comes back off an upright at Thomond ParkSat Oct 29 2022 - 20:08
Young guns hoping to help Leinster make it a magnificent seven wins in successionTadhg McElroy, Charlie Tector and Ben Brownlee set for debuts after being named among replacementsFri Oct 28 2022 - 05:00
David Nucifora stresses need for more opportunities for young playersURC fixture schedule curtailing game time of some provincial players, affecting their progressThu Oct 27 2022 - 16:22
Irish women’s rugby professional contracts to range from €15,000 to €30,000A total of 29 Irish players took up the contracts out of a total of 37Thu Oct 27 2022 - 14:39
The Offload: Murray locks in progress; Ringrose shows class; Cheika’s latest successWasps have closed the doors and mounting debts at other clubs are worrying — hundreds of millions are owedMon Oct 24 2022 - 05:00
Jenkins continues to provide Leinster with something a little differentSouth African Jason Jenkins making a big impact with LeinsterMon Oct 24 2022 - 05:00
Leo Cullen: ‘There are certain things that happened in the game I’m questioning’Leinster coach believes yellow card decision for Jean Kleyn’s challenge on Jamie Osborne requires further explanationSat Oct 22 2022 - 21:12
Intriguing head-to-heads add further lustre to Leinster v Munster clashIntriguing head-to-heads (Ciaran Frawley v Jack Crowley, Caelan Doris v Gavin Coombes) add further lustre to Leinster v Munster clashSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Leo Cullen and Graham Rowntree must decide whether to stick or twist for Aviva showdownBoth Leinster and Munster have a proliferation of injuries with their backlines hardest hitFri Oct 21 2022 - 06:00
Caelan Doris heading in the right direction as Munster and November Tests loom International backrow has bounced back from a concussion picked up against BenettonThu Oct 20 2022 - 06:00
Calvin Nash emerges to underline the value of recent three-match tour to South AfricaMunster winger joins five other uncapped players who went on the summer tour to New ZealandWed Oct 19 2022 - 19:26
Michael Lowry looking to paint a positive picture ahead of November TestO’Brien draws a crowd to Ollie Campbell Park; and Schalk Burger reveals the player he feared mostMon Oct 17 2022 - 05:00
URC: McFarland ‘proud’ after brilliant Ulster seal bonus-point victory over LionsRemarkable game saw 10 tries split five apiece as Michael Lowry stood out for his creativitySun Oct 16 2022 - 12:56
Different Strokes: Ashun Wu’s travails leave weekend hackers smilingCaddie Billy Foster recalls a memorable Seve Ballesteros storyTue Oct 11 2022 - 06:00
Stephanie Meadow in late push for place at Tour Championship finaleIrish golfers in fight to retain tour cards at ValderramaMon Oct 10 2022 - 19:00
The Offload: Emerging Ireland tour a worthwhile exercise for players, coaches and provincesWill any of the provinces offer 23-year-old Irish qualified Worcester centre Oli Morris a trial?Mon Oct 10 2022 - 10:00
Leinster count the cost of thrilling 13-try encounter against the SharksInjuries to Jordan Larmour, Rhys Ruddock, Luke McGrath and Ryan Baird took a little gloss off an impressive winMon Oct 10 2022 - 06:00
Leinster survive early Sharks attack to prevail in a cracking URC encounter at the RDSInjuries to Rhys Ruddock, Jordan Larmour, Luke McGrath and Ryan Baird take a little of the gloss off the winSat Oct 08 2022 - 19:47
Golf round-up: Stephanie Meadow opens with superb 68 in California Home favourite Jon Rahm makes strong start to Spanish Open to trail leaders by oneThu Oct 06 2022 - 20:27
Jordan Larmour fit and raring to go for Leinster as Sharks visit the RDS Jordan Larmour says Leinster’s new backs’ coach Andrew Goodman has given the players a significant say in deciding on playing styleThu Oct 06 2022 - 05:00
Emerging Ireland manage to fend off a late-charging Pumas teamThe 19-year-old James Culhane scored a brace of tries in an excellent individual performanceWed Oct 05 2022 - 19:32
Powerful Jenkins making the desired impact at Leinster Leinster assistant-coach Robin McBryde hails the impact Jason Jenkins has made on the provinceTue Oct 04 2022 - 05:00
The Offload: Australia implement law trial to speed game upCrowley finds his kicking boots; Andy Friend bemoans Connacht’s errorsMon Oct 03 2022 - 10:00
Clontarf outlast UCD on day of tributes to Brian MullinsDeath of Dublin legend touched two AIL rugby clubs with which he had an affinitySun Oct 02 2022 - 13:34
Connacht suffer third straight loss despite gutsy second half display Late tries from Jack Aungier and David Hawkshaw aren’t enough to stop the BullsFri Sept 30 2022 - 20:36
Excellent displays aplenty as Emerging Ireland easily beat GriquasEight tries for Simon Easterby’s men got their three-match tour to South Africa off to a winning startFri Sept 30 2022 - 15:20
Jack Crowley and Nathan Doak pivotal figures in Emerging Ireland plan Emerging Ireland take on the Griquas in Bloemfontein in the first of three matches in South AfricaThu Sept 29 2022 - 20:00
Connacht make seven changes to run with Bulls on the high veldtGrant Stewart and Ciaran Booth set to make their debuts for the Irish province if called from the benchThu Sept 29 2022 - 16:43
Strong Emerging Ireland side named for first clash in South AfricaThree senior internationals - Shane Daly, Robert Baloucoune and Max Deegan - are included by head coach Simon EasterbyThu Sept 29 2022 - 12:49
Ireland stick to Musgrave Park for 2023 Under-20 Six Nations home games Andy Farrell’s Ireland confirmed as world’s number one side ahead of November TestsWed Sept 28 2022 - 18:17
The Offload: Words of wisdom from 250 man Cian Healy Dan Sheehan’s historic try-scoring night; Irish scrumhalves lock horns in Premiership Rugby CupMon Sept 26 2022 - 10:00
Bundee Aki’s recklessness proves costly as Connacht’s hopes fade fast Ireland centre’s red card came just as province looked set to challenge defending championsMon Sept 26 2022 - 06:00
Bundee Aki’s red card a step too far as Connacht go down to the Stormers Defending champions power home after Ireland centre was dismissed for shoulder-to-head contact in clear-outSat Sept 24 2022 - 16:09
Munster aiming to snuff out Dragons’ fire at Rodney Parade Peter O'Mahony returns to action as Munster make eight changes for the trip to DragonsSat Sept 24 2022 - 05:00
Connacht make nine changes for tough assignment against StormersConnacht face a tough test in South Africa as they take on defending URC champions DHL StormersFri Sept 23 2022 - 15:58
Ulster bolstered by returning Ireland players for trip to the Scarlets Ulster coach Dan McFarland welcomes back Ireland players for the trip to ScarletsFri Sept 23 2022 - 15:43
Paddy Patterson happy to embrace tweaks in playing style under Mike Prendergast 23-year-old scrumhalf looking to push Conor Murray and Craig Casey for game time in Munster nine jerseyFri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
Munster’s new coaching ticket know patience will be key as ideas take holdNew forwards coach Andi Kyriacou: ‘The way we are training is designed to stress the players, so it will inevitably take time’Wed Sept 21 2022 - 06:00
Munster will have Ireland players available for Dragons encounter on Sunday Graham Rowntree will have to plan without 10 players heading off on Emerging Ireland tour to South AfricaTue Sept 20 2022 - 15:12
The Offload: Jenkins doesn’t miss a thing in excellent Leinster debut South African Jason Jenkins shows his promise with a fine debut and a try in the win over Benetton ParmaMon Sept 19 2022 - 05:00
Forwards bail Leinster out of jail as backline woes nearly hand Zebre upset winLeo Cullen’s side far from their best but do enough to leave Italy with bonus point winSat Sept 17 2022 - 15:16
Provinces to lean heavily on new coaches and academies in new URC seasonThe South African teams must deploy their playing resources across three tournamentsSat Sept 17 2022 - 09:00
United Rugby Championship: Team-by-team guide to the 2022-2023 seasonJohn O’Sullivan breaks down the 16 teams’ prospects ahead of the new seasonSat Sept 17 2022 - 08:00
Young Leinster backs can earn their stripes against Zebre in opening URC match Fullback Max O’Reilly, wing Rob Russell and centre Jamie Osborne all start in ItalyFri Sept 16 2022 - 14:42
