Matt Williams: If sport exists to teach us about values, rugby beat football last weekend
Ireland should beat Japan in Nations Championship, but a mauling by the Kiwis could be round the corner
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Opportunity knocks for Ireland players to stake their claim against Japan
Andy Farrell says Saturday’s game in Newcastle is a chance for player to ‘prove they’re here to stay’
Should we just give the next Rugby World Cup to the Springboks already?
Depth, power and constant reinvention have placed Rassie Erasmus’s side ahead of the chasing pack
I’m not sure what Sheehan was trying to achieve after his disallowed try
Dan Sheehan would have been better off motivating his team than arguing over try
Rugby’s new bonkers era dawns with tries galore in perfect conditions
Opening round of Nations Championship show that reports of game’s demise are greatly exaggerated
All Blacks edge France in thriller to open Nations Championship in style
Hosts get new era under head coach Dave Rennie off to winning start
North and south collide in new Nations Championship of punishing itineraries
Six matches from Cardiff to Córdoba are bound to be intriguing, but player welfare is taking a back seat
Nations Championship 2026: TV details, kick-off times as Ireland play Australia in opening match
It is a rugby bonanza as there are six games for three consecutive weeks in July
Ireland won’t be in the right state to face rugby’s greatest challenge
The Nations Championship is an excellent concept in itself, but rugby’s fixture overload means players don’t have enough time for rest and recovery
James Lowe left out of Ireland squad for upcoming Nations Championship
Ireland to play Australia, Japan and New Zealand next month in new tournament
‘He was back on in five minutes’: The former Munster captain now suffering with dementia
Dementia came early for Donal Canniffe, who played for Ireland, but deterioration has been ‘extremely slow’, says his wife Mary
Rieko Ioane: ‘I needed Leinster to get me out of my comfort zone and grow my game’
The surprise signing discusses life at Leinster, his early inspirations and his eagerness to earn an All Blacks recall
Former Wallabies coach Dave Rennie takes All Blacks job and targets World Cup glory
Rennie succeeds Scott Robertson in one of biggest jobs in rugby
Gordon D’Arcy: Why has the narrative around Irish rugby turned apocalyptic so quickly?
We have reached point where not winning the Six Nations is framed as decline
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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