Matt Williams: Every great outhalf requires a proper consigliere to really shine
The role of the inside centre is letting the No 10 flourish is one of the game’s key combinations
Australia have not given up hope of Louis Lynagh playing for the Wallabies
Michael Lynagh’s son has been named in Eddie Jones’s extended squad for November games
Matt Williams: Time for players to rediscover the lost art of the torpedo punt
The 50-22 law empowers attacking teams to exploit some of that crucial empty space to telling effect
Deciding factor: When a Lions tour hinged on the third Test
Only five times in modern British & Irish Lions history has it gone down to a third and final decider
Ireland v England: Key head to head battles
John O’Sullivan looks at three of the key battles that’ll decide this Six Nations clash
Let’s face it, Saracens don’t really care that they are rugby’s most hated team
Often used as motivation, the club and supporters are aware of their pariah status
Game Changers: How Jonah Lomu’s dramatic arrival heralded rugby’s new dawn
Even now it is hard to fathom the level of impact the great All Blacks winger had on the game
Gerry Thornley: Beaumont and Pichot battle highlights hemisphere divide
Whoever wins the vote for chairman of World Rugby, difficult choices loom ahead
Former Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle received death threat last year
Staff were ordered not to leave any doors on the lower level of its headquarters open
Australian rugby union chief Raelene Castle resigns
Eleven former Wallabies players signed a letter earlier demanding leadership change
Medical experts cast doubt on safety of collective training in contact sports
Lancet report challenges idea that team sports can safely return to empty stadiums
Rugby World Cup armchair fans facing a gruelling schedule
Not just players in Japan facing a stamina-sapping test as viewers prepare for long sit-in
RWC moments: Hamilton’s try, so near and yet . . .
Ireland were minutes away from a Rugby World Cup semi-final in 1991
More like the real deal as Ireland and Wales reshuffle their hands for farewell
Johnny Sexton returns on landmark day for captain Rory Best and manager Joe Schmidt
World Cup history and versatility point to gamble on Carbery
Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton not at heights of 2018 but are primed for World Cup tilt
Young Offenders and crime drama Dublin Murders headline RTÉ’s new season
Focus on climate change and Sean Quinn in offering from ‘flat broke’ broadcaster
Pool A: Ireland have enough credit in the bank despite 2019 malaise
Joe Schmidt will be hoping injuries are kind and his side can regain some form in Japan
Final countdown: Paddy Johns was a Saracens standout, on and off the pitch
Sexton’s Wembley wonder show; last of the tickets; Sarries chase record; team talk
Gerry Thornley: Epic final in prospect as two rugby machines collide
Most consistently dominant forces in Europe have proven their worth repeatedly
The Offload: The Ireland rugby team’s Icarus complex
The hits keep coming, and will keep on coming and coming, for clever Johnny Sexton
TV View: Sydney cauldron forges more Irish diamonds
Series win for Ireland a fitting end to three titanic, tight, tussles
TV View: Ireland wanted a series win not necessarily a whitewash
The Wallabies played with all the belligerence of a Michael Cheika team roasting
Late, late shows: Looking back at five of Ireland’s most dramatic finishes
Ireland are no strangers to late euphoria – and late heartbreak – when the clock runs out
Down with World Rugby, it would have been great craic
It would have required real imagination for World Rugby to see things the Irish way
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: One last time into the Six Nations breach with the old man
I say it every year. I can’t go through another championship sitting next to the old focker
Gordon D’Arcy: Problem solving in heat of battle is a real positive
Ability to think on their feet during games marks this Ireland team out as champions
Ireland v Australia: Everything you need to know
All the information needed as Joe Schmidt’s side take on the Wallabies in Dublin
Christmas reads: From manager madness to goalkeeper on brink
GAA, soccer and rugby followers certainly have lots to choose from this Christmas
Mary Hannigan’s TV View: All Black simplicity reigns supreme
World Cup final’s dramatic second half even had heretics rejoicing
Australia v New Zealand: a Rugby World Cup history
Ahead of next weekend’s final we look back at the rival’s three tournament meetings
Rugby World Cup kicks off in green and pleasant land
An exceedingly English opening ceremony gets Rugby World Cup 2015 under way
RWC #6: David Campese’s magic pass
Moment of genius helps Australia dispatch All Blacks in 1991 semi at Lansdowne Road
RWC #7: Michael Lynagh breaks Irish hearts
Wallabies bounce back after Gordon Hamilton’s late try to reach 1991 semi-finals
RWC #8: Gordon Hamilton’s try against Australia in 1991
David Campese can’t catch the Ballymena flanker as he puts Ireland on the brink of the semi-finals
RWC #9: Ireland finally crack the Wallabies in 2011
Australia’s World Cup hoodoo comes to an end as Irish pack dominates at Eden Park
Conor Murray ready to fuel Ireland’s fire at World Cup
Munster scrumhalf is in prime of career four years after making dramatic breakthrough
RWC #23: Time stands still as Rob Andrew sinks Australia
England outhalf nails difficult drop goal in 1995 World Cup quarter-final at Newlands
RWC #27: Serge Blanco magic sees France past Australia
Wallabies denied a place in inaugural World Cup final as Les Bleus upset 1987 co-hosts
Joe Schmidt’s aim will be to keep alarm bells quiet ahead of World Cup
Ireland’s warm-up matches don’t always offer clear indicator of performance
Andy McGeady: Time on Cullen’s side but the time for Leinster might be now
He may be only 37 but the ex-Leinster secondrow has always been a natural leader
Tom Grace announced as new chairman of the Lions Board
Tom Kiernan, Fergus Slattery and Keith Wood inducted into the IRB’s Hall of Fame
Pat Lam looking forward to catching up with old friends
Connacht coach settling in to life in Galway but heart remains in Samoa
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