Paul O’Connell rules out Lions tour as he faces lengthy spell outMunster man focusing on Toulon but could spend up to eight months on sidelinesTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:00
Leinster hoping Luke Fitzgerald is fit in time to face WaspsIrish centre has a scan on neck/shoulder injury and will miss Scarlets gameTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:00
Paul O’Connell could miss entire season with hamstring injuryIreland and Toulon lock will be out of rugby for between four and eight monthsMon Nov 02 2015 - 13:27
World Cup review: Blossoms set tone for feast of rugby‘Irish Times’ team looks back at an eventful tournament and pick their highs and lowsMon Nov 02 2015 - 12:56
Sparks fly at Oireachtas hearing as IABA face down their criticsAcross the Atlantic, Billy Walsh is unveiled in USA as the new US Women’s boxing coachThu Oct 29 2015 - 05:00
Search for Billy Walsh’s replacement to begin next weekWalsh was unveiled as the USA women’s boxing coach on WednesdayWed Oct 28 2015 - 20:46
IABA’s failure to keep coach Billy Walsh a serious mistakeCoach’s departure to USA a real blow to the chances of Ireland’s elite boxers in RioTue Oct 20 2015 - 01:00
Schmidt in sombre mood as Argentinian party begins“I think it was very hard not to respect the performance that Argentina put on”Sun Oct 18 2015 - 18:22
Vermuelen’s moment of magic amidst the madnessA set move between the number eight and Fourie du Preeze proved Wales’ undoingSun Oct 18 2015 - 17:11
Grateful Heyneke Meyer points to du Preez as the key to victoryWales captain Sam Warburton bemoaned the number of penalties his side concededSat Oct 17 2015 - 19:34
Warren Gatland well aware of what South Africa will bringWales coach is prepared for a hugely physical 80 minutes against the SpringboksFri Oct 16 2015 - 15:56
South Africa making most out of worst situationAfter the debacle against Japan, Springboks’ attitude has greatly changedFri Oct 16 2015 - 01:00
South Africa's Heyneke Meyer putting faith in young gunsTeam to face Wales in quarter-final includes five key players all under 24 years of ageThu Oct 15 2015 - 11:33
No Victor Matfield but JP Pietersen returns to face WalesBryan Habana looks to surpass Jonah Lomu’s RWC try tally for South AfricaWed Oct 14 2015 - 11:51
Scotland and Tommy Seymour aiming to prove the pundits wrongAmerican-born winger looking forward to locking horns with in-form AustraliaWed Oct 14 2015 - 01:00
World Rugby chief plays down fears game is becoming too physicalBrett Gosper not alarmed by number of players forced out of World Cup through injuryTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
RWC 2015: World Cup bigger than host nationEngland’s premature exit not the end of the world for organisersMon Oct 12 2015 - 12:21
Paul O’Connell set to miss rest of the World CupIreland captain suffered serious hamstring injury while Sexton, O’Mahony and Earls also helped offMon Oct 12 2015 - 11:09
RWC 2015: Irish reinforcements not found wantingIan Madigan, Chris Henry and Iain Henderson make huge contributionsSun Oct 11 2015 - 21:18
Cheika’s hard work rebuilds Wallabies’ self-beliefAustralia have gone from shambles to people’s favourites in less than a yearSat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
Demoralised Samoa between Scotland and the last eightFinn Russell returns at St James’ Park as Vern Cotter’s side look to secure second spotFri Oct 09 2015 - 17:50
South Africa’s Bryan Habana hasn’t stopped believingSpringboks winger familiar with the hurt of failure but determined not to experience it againFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Springboks demolish USA and secure top spot in Pool BSouth Africa run in 10 tries to set up last eight showdown with either Wales or AustraliaWed Oct 07 2015 - 22:34
Coach says USA will punch their weight at future World CupsAssistant coach Chris O’Brien believes Eagles will soar as game continues to grow statesideWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Wales move to tackle issues around scrum and breakdownWales forwards coach Robin McBryde reveals forwards held clear-the-air meeting as to how to play refereesTue Oct 06 2015 - 02:00
Andy Farrell denies undue influence over England selectionsMore recriminations as assistant coach faces fresh media inquisition on roleTue Oct 06 2015 - 01:14
High stools agree, Ireland need to up their game against FranceNo time to gloat on England’s departure in this green corner of Leicester SquareSun Oct 04 2015 - 21:00
Stuart Lancaster knows the price of failure will be expensiveEngland coach’s lucrative long-term deal with RFU may not survive defeat to AustraliaSat Oct 03 2015 - 08:16
England coach Stuart Lancaster remains calm in eye of the stormJonathan Joseph replaces dropped Sam Burgess in the side to face AustraliaFri Oct 02 2015 - 01:20
Tenacity and patience finally paying off for Luke FitzgeraldUtility player feels years of hard knocks have helped give him mental strengthThu Oct 01 2015 - 09:42
Rugby World Cup fails to capture imagination like OlympicsLack of continuous presence and vastness of capital city a stumbling blockThu Oct 01 2015 - 06:30
Hard boiled Cheika happy to have a good crack at EnglandAustralia coach painting hosts as surefire favourites for SaturdayWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:02
Pool A: Shocked England try to put on game faceCoach and captain under pressure as hosts try to regroup for Australia gameTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Paul O’Connell knows side will have to step up a gear as old foes loomThe Ireland captain is satisfied with how team has played against Canada and RomaniaMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
England need to walk the walk under glare of expectationStuart Lancaster may have betrayed first sign of stress with changes in backlineSat Sept 26 2015 - 01:41
Stuart Lancaster’s reputation at stake after he makes big callsDecision to choose Owen Farrell instead of George Ford at outhalf highly controversialFri Sept 25 2015 - 12:08
Rob Howley staying calm before the impending English stormWales attack coach not too concerned about rivals’ potential midfield optionsThu Sept 24 2015 - 01:00
World Rugby cites the clean ‘elite’ despite British doping figuresRugby union led sports in percentage of positive drug tests in 2013, say UkadWed Sept 23 2015 - 01:00
Survival of the fittest as Romania face group’s top twoWhile Japan overcame South Africa, weaker teams are constantly at a disadvantageMon Sept 21 2015 - 20:00
Little sparkle as France defeat misfiring ItalyItalian indiscipline ensured the result was never in doubt at TwickenhamSat Sept 19 2015 - 23:42
All Blacks all smiles – but only before serious business beginsNew Zealand hoping past World Cup mistakes will aid them in quest to make historySat Sept 19 2015 - 01:00
Rugby World Cup kicks off in green and pleasant landAn exceedingly English opening ceremony gets Rugby World Cup 2015 under wayFri Sept 18 2015 - 20:50
France’s Philippe St-André looks on the bright side of lifeCoach wants his team to play with smiles on their faces during World CupFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Doug Howlett: Lesser teams must relish chance to play game’s giantsFormer All Black Doug Howlett says players are playing for their positions in each gameTue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
Doug Howlett: All Blacks are far from chokers‘I’ve found that whoever is playing against the All Blacks play the best game of their life’Mon Sept 14 2015 - 14:00
Irish hockey has secured hosting rights for men’s Round Two in 2017Hosting World League event continues Ireland’s ambitions to attract top tournamentsFri Sept 11 2015 - 01:00
Luke McGrath backs Ian Madigan in World Cup scrumhalf role‘Mads is a brilliant footballer. I’ve no doubt that if he does step in, he can do a good job’Fri Sept 11 2015 - 01:00
Luke McGrath in no doubt Ian Madigan can fill in at scrum half‘Mad’s is a brilliant footballer. I’ve no doubt that if he does step in he can do a good job’Thu Sept 10 2015 - 23:47
Pro12: Connacht hope to shock depleted Glasgow at ScotstounPat Lam makes one change with John Cooney starting at scrumhalfThu Sept 10 2015 - 18:50
Paddy Jackson ready to put best foot forward as he leaves the bubbleIreland outhalf unconcerned over side’s perceived loss of form ahead of World CupWed Sept 09 2015 - 08:20
