Mack Hansen

In all sports, players and managers tread a fine line with match officials, wondering how much they will tolerate. It needs to stop

The Connacht and Ireland winger has to sit through a session along with all his team-mates to learn the fine art of boring reporters to tears

Pete Wilkins says his side will ‘go for it’ against ‘unbelievably threatening’ French visitors

Funny how unlike Connacht and Mack Hansen, no such fine was imposed on Leinster after Sexton’s three-week ban

Match officials are looking for greater protection and that’s why the URC ruling was rightly unequivocal in its findings against the Connacht player

Connacht winger must apologise to referee and go on ‘course related to match officiating’

A decision on Mack Hansen’s disciplinary hearing will not be made until Thursday

Head coach says province ‘confident’ ahead of Lyon game while search for Sexton replacement starts

Rugby’s focus still on Mack Hansen’s comments ahead of Champions Cup; word is that Jarlath Burns made contact with Naas over Rory Gallagher

Province have preferred non-Irish referees for interpros, though their grievances with officiating are not limited to Irish referees

Panel to consider if Connacht winger’s comments breached misconduct rules

Pete Wilkins confirms he contacted URC following post-match criticism but has ‘not heard anything’ yet

The international’s comments set a dangerous precedent and the URC, and the IRFU, must take appropriate action

Irish winger claims Connacht are too often on wrong side of officials’ decisions in tight matches

Ireland international claims Connacht are consistently on the wrong side of official’s decisions in matches

Performance under the high ball likely to be tested against Fiji and outcome sure to be instructive

Connacht winger says squad is determined to put untypical display against New Zealand behind them

Finlay Bealham in at tighthead as hamstring injury rules Tadhg Furlong out of autumn campaign

Qualifying for the Champions Cup is an achievable goal for Connacht

Winger missed the Six Nations and the Ireland tour of South Africa with injury

Argentina fullback Santiago Cordero also set to return before the end of the season

Ireland and Connacht back hopes to be fit for summer tour after dislocating his shoulder playing against Munster in the URC on New Year’s Day

The race is on to take a starting position on the Irish wing, but it’s been a quarter of a century since there’s been so much uncertainty about the options

Connacht winger will undergo surgery on a dislocated shoulder, while the Leinster man has a neck injury

Winger out for up to four months after he dislocated shoulder during Connacht’s win over Munster

Rugby news: Mack Hansen ‘fit and firing’ ahead of Connacht’s trip to take on Ulster

Robbie Henshaw the only survivor from the game against Munster as Cian Healy returns to the bench

Ireland international to feature for the first time domestically this season but Bundee Aki remains sidelined with a hamstring injury

You need to have some luck against New Zealand, Mack Hansen’s injury came at a bad time

Ireland’s defeat to All Blacks at Stade de France deprived Bundee Aki of a player of the tournament campaign

There was no hiding that the fairytale did not end the way the Irish team expected it to

Ireland prepared for possible golden point or goalkicking competition if All Blacks clash ends in draw

Ireland centre says mental fitness as important as physical durability given the threat of the Kiwi backline

Ireland v New Zealand: James Ryan misses out due to injury but team to play Rugby World Cup clash against All Blacks is almost the same as during the summer

Rugby World Cup: Andy Farrell’s side take on New Zealand in quarter final at the Stade de France on Saturday night

Ireland vs New Zealand: James Ryan likely to be ruled out with Joe McCarthy or Ryan Baird set to replace him on the bench

French media carrying stories based on footage of Ryan seemingly saying ‘I think I’ve broken my hand’

Rugby World Cup: Tackling accurate and ferocious but ‘that’s not a one-off’, says defence coach Simon Easterby of stout rearguard action

Ireland v South Africa at the Rugby World Cup: Player epitomised general graft of the team, from winning first-half turnover penalty to important assist in Mack Hansen try

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