Match report

Ireland show heroic defiance in face of ferocious pummelling from Springboks

Ireland reduced to 12 for a spell as referee Matthew Carley features prominently

Melia goal not enough for St Pat’s as Waterford strike back at Richmond

Visitors snatch much-needed point thanks to Ryan Burke leveller

Connacht bag bonus points but denied win against the Bulls

Josh Murphy shown red midway through the opening half

Shamrock Rovers forced to wait as Simon Power nets St Pat’s winner in Inchicore

Derry City win at Waterford to keep title challenge alive

‘Disappointing’ Connacht settle for losing bonus-point against Cardiff

David O’Connor rescues a point for the westerners with late try

Heartbreak for valiant Ireland as Portugal produce late winner in Lisbon

Caoimhín Kelleher produced a heroic save to deny Cristiano Ronaldo from the penalty spot

Ulster put Bulls to the sword with bonus-point win in Belfast

Northern province return with a win after round two break

Third time’s the charm as Leinster take first URC win of the season against Sharks

Leo Cullen’s side were economical in attack and impressive defensively against the South African side

Stuart Lancaster’s reign as Connacht coach begins with victory against Benetton

Four Connacht players undergo HIAs in bruising encounter in Galway

Arne Slot blames poor defending as Palace end Liverpool’s unbeaten start

Big win for Manchester City as Chelsea suffer Brighton defeat at Stamford Bridge

Winning start for Clayton McMillan as Munster take opening URC victory against Scarlets

Scarlets fans stage pre-match protest over WRU plans to cut number of pro teams

England win Women’s World Cup with dominant display against Canada

Record 81,885 crowd at Twickenham to see Red Roses triumph

Caoimhín Kelleher saves Bruno Fernandes penalty in Brentford win over Manchester United

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper impressive between the posts for the Bees

Mason Melia double keeps St Pat’s on European course

Teenager celebrates his 18th birthday with goal in 18th minute

FAI Cup: Kerry best Sligo with late winner, Shamrock Rovers topple holders Drogheda

Stephen Bradley’s side triumph after sudden death

Derry City leapfrog Bohemians with Dalymount win

Adam O’Reilly brace helps Candystripes to 4-3 away win

Adam Idah rescues late draw for Ireland in opening World Cup qualifier against Hungary

Irish hopes not yet extinguished after 2-2 draw at the Aviva

All Blacks hold off South Africa in Eden Park battle

Ardie Savea marks 100th Test for New Zealand

Calafiori pounces on Bayindir error as Arsenal grind to win at Manchester United

Italian’s early goal wrecked Ruben Amorim’s hopes of a positive start to the season

Sligo Rovers win at Dalymount to book FAI Cup quarter-final spot

Owen Elding on target for his 10th goal of the season

Wallabies fight back to deny the Lions series whitewash

Lions vs Australia second-half was delayed by lightning in Sydney

Lions secure first Test victory but Wallabies finish strong in Brisbane

Joe Schmidt’s side clawed back two tries in the final quarter at Suncorp Stadium

Tipperary turn the tide against Kilkenny to set up Galway rematch

Extra-time Clodagh McIntyre goal seals the deal for Tipp

Paul O’Connell impressed by Ireland’s ability to adapt to conditions in seeing off Georgia

Sam Prendergast secures flawless 14 points from the tee as six players make Ireland debuts in Tbilisi

Cork return to All-Ireland final after demolishing Dublin in Croke Park

Cork make easy work of Dublin with seven-goal All-Ireland hurling semi-final display

Tommy Freeman bags two tries as dominant Lions impress against Queensland Reds

Hugo Keenan misses out in Brisbane after late withdrawal due to illness

Lions get over shaky start to power past Western Force in Perth

Tourists score eight tries and run up 50 points despite losing battle for possession and territory

Clare dig deep to reel Kilkenny in and book All-Ireland final slot

Brian Lohan’s side outscored Kilkenny 0-12 to 0-4 after trailing by six in the middle of the third quarter

Donegal hit their scoring straps to end Louth’s run and set up Galway semi-final

Jim McGuinness’s side scored 1-21 from open play to return to semi-finals for the first time since 2014

Armagh’s goals the difference as they see off misfiring Roscommon

Ruaidhrí Fallon’s sending off at the end of the first half left Roscommon with a huge battle to contain Armagh

Exceptional Galway second-half showing brings curtain down on Dublin’s golden generation

Pádraic Joyce ‘s gamble on the fitness of Shane Walsh and Damien Comer pays off at Croke Park

Dublin manage elements and extra man to perfection and eliminate Galway

Micheál Donoghue’s team in Leinster final, as Henry Shefflin ponders his future

Four goals see Antrim retain their Leinster senior hurling championship status

Conal Cunning and James McNaughton each net twice in win over Carlow

Shane O’Donnell shows full range of his threat as Clare defeat Tipperary

Banner set up Munster final rematch with Limerick after seeing off a Tipp side that showed plenty of spirit

Relentless Limerick kill off Waterford’s challenge to book Munster final spot

All-Ireland champions dictated the end game, as they have done so often over the years

Kilkenny and Wexford keep show on the road as Cats target Leinster five-in-a-row

Kilkenny to face Dublin in Leinster final while Wexford finish third in the Leinster championship

Cork blow Tipperary away after Alan Connolly hat-trick lights the fuse

Brilliant second-half performance from the Rebels sees them record biggest win over rivals since the 1965 Munster final

Wexford lift off in spectacular style with 26-point win over Carlow

‘We had to work for it today ... we just outworked them,’ says Wexford manager Keith Rossiter

Clare make hard work of it to finally come out ahead against heartbroken Waterford

Brian Lohan’s side should have won more easily but succession of misses kept Waterford in it until the end

Connor Gleeson’s late free wins Galway third Connacht title in a row

Mayo led by two going into injury-time but Connacht champions fought back with goalkeeper landing late free to clinch title

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