Club rugby is producing international stars of the future

There’ll be plenty to admire in Dublin and Cork this weekend in end of season playoffs

Ireland face familiar foes England in Women’s World Cup Sevens

If men beat Chile in preliminary clash they take on number-one ranked South Africa

Hong Kong Sevens: Ireland’s dreams dashed by Japan

Anthony Eddy’s side miss out on place in next year’s elite series after last gasp loss in semis

Hong Kong Sevens: Ireland to play Japan in semi-finals

Anthony Eddy’s side thrash Zimbabwe 38-5 in last eight after topping their pool

Ireland’s men aim for elite Sevens status in Hong Kong

Billy Dardis and his Irish team mates are one of 12 teams that will battle it out this weekend

Billy Dardis now cracking the Sevens code

Leg go by Leinster, the Ireland Sevens team offered a new lease of life for Dardis

Moscow success gives Ireland Sevens World Cup boost

John O’Sullivan profiles winners of first leg of Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix series

Rob Kearney to miss Leinster’s Pro12 clash with Munster

Meanwhile Cian Healy has passed a Head Injury Assessment and will be available

Joey Carbery to miss Leinster’s home clash with Northampton

Outhalf to consult a specialist after damaging ankle ligaments in Champions Cup win

Fergus McFadden and Dave Kearney out of Munster clash

Leinster’s Rob Kearney, Robbie Henshaw and Sean O’Brien all continue rehabilitation

Knee injury rules Rob Kearney out of Edinburgh clash

Ireland fullback limped off in the second half of Leinster’s Pro 12 defeat away to Glasgow

Leo Cullen stays patient as Leinster’s strength in depth gets early test

Leinster coach admits province’s pre-season was a mixed bag ahead of Friday’s opening Guinness Pro12 game at home to Treviso

Leinster await return of Sean O’Brien and Cian Healy

Healy is back in training and O’Brien could return in time for the Champions Cup

Cork Constitution continue winning ways against Old Belvedere

In-form UCD sweep Garryowen aside in 45-19 bonus point triumph at the Belfield Bowl

Leinster halfbacks star as UCD go seven points clear

Scott Deasy’s late penalty helps Lansdowne beat Clontarf

Leinster make it a winning start for Leo Cullen against Ulster

Leinster looked more efficient and organised, in a game with wholesale changes made at half-time

Dominic Ryan to captain Leinster against Ulster

New head coach Leo Cullen picks an extended 33-man squad for Ulster friendly

Irish U-20s ready to fight for fifth, says new captain Josh Murphy

Murphy takes over the captaincy from Nick McCarthy following the scrum-half’s injury

Ireland’s maintain 100 per cent record but All Blacks up next

Nigel Carolan’s Under-20s claim second victory of World Championships with 24-20 win over Scotland

Irish Under-20 squad face strong Argentinian opposition at World Championships in Parma

Only one in three previous meetings at this level have gone in Ireland’s favour

Tbilisi Cup offers fringe Ireland players chance to impress Joe Schmidt

Ireland coach Nigel Carolan announces 28-man squad for IRB Under-20 World Championship in Italy next month

Surprise package Roscrea look for maiden Leinster Senior Cup success

Both Cistercian and Belvedere enter final of brilliant tournament with battle scars

Ireland under-20s pay price for shabby display as Wales triumph

Errors add up to disappointing night in Colwyn Bay

Ireland U-20s aiming to bounce back to winning ways in Wales

Outhalf Ross Byrne says team determined to purge frustrations of home defeat to England

Ireland U20s will hope to build on two opening victories

Captain plays down expectations ahead of Friday’s Six Nations clash with England

Ireland’s swashbuckling under-20s turn it on against France

Much to admire in a victory over last year’s Grand Slam champions at Dubarry Park

Ireland U20s take flight with seven-try win over Italy

Despite an early scare Nigel Carolan’s men made superiority count in Biella

Matt D’Arcy scores hat-trick of tries as Clontarf beat UCD

Vital result for defending champions in Ulster Bank League Division 1A

Ireland U20 Six Nations squad announced

Team will play in Dublin for the first time since 2005 when they take on England at Donnybrook

Kearney and O’Brien heartened by Leinster’s bright future

Young players making quite an impression and it bodes well for what will be a demanding season

Leinster have youthful look for pre-season opener

Matt O’Connor names a number of Academy players for trip to Northampton

UCD shows its true colours with extra points

UCD’s elite athlete academy, its 60-point Leaving Cert top-up and proximity to Leinster HQ are attracting the cream of schoolboy talent

Developing the next generation key for the IRFU

Bringing through players for the national team is key to IRFU strategy according to the union’s director of rugby

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