Tendai Mtawarira overcomes life’s obstacles with power of body and mind‘The Beast’ looking forward to Ireland clash as career goes from strength to strengthSat Nov 08 2014 - 10:00
O’Connell to match Springbok intensityIreland needs to meet South Africa in every area and hit the Aviva ground runningFri Nov 07 2014 - 20:38
New cap Jared Payne the natural centre of attentionInternational window of opportunity finally opens for experienced KiwiFri Nov 07 2014 - 18:29
Ireland call upon Robbie Henshaw and Jared PayneSchmidt: 'I do think that centres are interchangeable. With Robbie and Jared you may see a bit of that'Thu Nov 06 2014 - 14:29
Jonathan Sexton’s hamstring injury a worry ahead of South Africa Test‘Tweak’ sustained during Racing Metro’s Top 14 defeat at OyonnaxMon Nov 03 2014 - 12:16
Ulster can take Pro 12 route to return to winning waysStuart Olding starts at fullback for clash against Dragons (Ulster v Dragons, Ravenhill, 7.35pm)Sat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Depleted Munster expect grilling from CardiffAnthony Foley uses all resources so his side can withstand the heat in the Arms ParkSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
GAA introduce amendments to training banDublin footballers get head start for 2015 seasonFri Oct 31 2014 - 01:00
Donal Óg Cusack rejects the recent criticism of the GPAOrganisation’s chairman denies the body is elitist or out of touch with players’ concernsFri Oct 31 2014 - 01:00
Cork’s Aidan Walsh chooses hurling over footballServing both codes at intercounty level no longer an option for versatile Rebel starThu Oct 30 2014 - 20:53
Ireland’s frontrow weakened further by injuries to White and CroninConnacht prop out for up to 4 months, Munster loosehead facing six weeks outThu Oct 30 2014 - 18:11
Ruan Pienaar must prove his fitness for SpringboksHeyneke Meyer hoping Ulster’s talismanic scrumhalf can overcome knee injuryTue Oct 28 2014 - 01:00
Champions St Vincent’s forced to dig deep against St Plunkett’sDiarmuid Connolly plays influential role for victors in freeing up space for forwardsMon Oct 27 2014 - 22:49
Luke Fitzgerald back as Leinster bid to give Castres the bluesZane Kirchner plays at fullback to cover for injured Rob KearneySat Oct 25 2014 - 18:59
Next chapter in the real life of Brian O’DriscollHis new book closes the first half of his life, but Brian O’Driscoll has a lot to look forward to in the years aheadSat Oct 25 2014 - 10:58
Leinster’s Rhys Ruddock does a decent Kieran Read impressionJamie Heaslip’s performance ‘inspirational’ facing into difficult Castres tieThu Oct 23 2014 - 01:00
Brian O’Driscoll anoints Robbie Henshaw“Darce, for me, is still the number one 12. But I think Jared (Payne) is a better 15.”Wed Oct 22 2014 - 08:55
Captain’s role becoming second nature for Leinster’s Jamie HeaslipBackrow inspires from front against Wasps with display full of tacking and runningMon Oct 20 2014 - 16:04
Brian O’Driscoll tells of New York arrest in new bookExtracts from ‘The Test - My Autobiography’ appeared in today’s Sunday TimesSun Oct 19 2014 - 12:02
Injury-hit Leicester still a massive task for UlsterA packed Welford Road on a European match day no place for the faint-heartedFri Oct 17 2014 - 20:26
Munster’s Conor Murray looking for more than one-off moments against SaleVictory over English club was springboard to success in 2006Fri Oct 17 2014 - 01:00
Geordan Murphy and Tigers eye Ulster scalp in Champions CupFormer Irish fullback knows home win vital for LeicesterFri Oct 17 2014 - 01:00
Nucifora confident that Sevens will not impinge on player pathwaySquad for next summer’s event will come from academy, sub-academy and club playersThu Oct 16 2014 - 12:14
David Nucifora: the IRFU’s point man on performance‘I rate Joe Schmidt very highly, he’s a very good coach, very well organised’Thu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Peter O’Mahony returns to lead Munster for Scarlets testCoach Anthony Foley makes eight changes to team that defeated Leinster last weekFri Oct 10 2014 - 01:00
Frustrated Connacht have struggling Treviso in their sightsPat Lam’s side eager to make up for the late slip-up against Cardiff last weekendFri Oct 10 2014 - 01:00
Kilkenny dominate All-Star nominationsUnsurpriningly, All-Ireland finalists Tipperary and the winners have most selectionsThu Oct 09 2014 - 07:00
Ireland women’s team still without coach after World Cup heroics‘The girls have got together and spoken about winning another championship’Thu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00
Ger Cunningham appointed Dublin senior hurling managerJimmy Barry-Murphy extends term in charge of Cork by two yearsWed Oct 08 2014 - 22:47
Kerry lead the way with 11 All Star nominationsDublin and Donegal get nine each, Mayo receive six while Monaghan get fourWed Oct 08 2014 - 07:00
Ger Cunningham could be named as Dublin manager this weekEx Cork goalkeeper and selector heavily favoured to succeed Anthony Daly in coming daysWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Aaron Kernan announces intercounty retirementArmagh wing-back was one of the best in the business since breaking on to the scene in 2004Tue Oct 07 2014 - 18:58
Johnny Magee apointed Wicklow football manager‘What impressed us was his proposals centred around how he wants to leave Wicklow football after his tenure is complete’Tue Oct 07 2014 - 13:09
Comprehensive victory restores belief for FoleyResult brings redemption for hellish period of leaked emails and Thomond defeatsMon Oct 06 2014 - 01:00
AJ MacGinty warms to Eagles nestIrish wild geese impressing in United States rugby arenaMon Oct 06 2014 - 01:00
Leinster and Munster need to step up campaignsRob Kearney expects a bruising encounter between friends but bitter rivalsSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
GAA claim statistics prove success of black cardRecord number of scores while the number of yellow cards brandished fell spectacularly this yearFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Rob Kearney revisits truth of old tale as two tribes prepare to collide againTen-second silence felt like an eternity during controversial Enfield conversation in Ireland campFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Leinster Council to seek change in their football championship structureMoves afoot to create a round robin system for 2015Fri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Jim Gavin hints at a possible change to Dublin’s blueprintDubs boss happy to make squad available for upcoming charity game in RavenhillThu Oct 02 2014 - 19:49
Seán O’Brien faces up to six months out after surgeryLeinster and Ireland backrow to undergo second reconstruction in 10 monthsThu Oct 02 2014 - 15:30
Ravenhill to host novel GAA football clash in aid of charityUlster XV to take on Dublin in fund-raiser to help raise awareness of Motor Neurone DiseaseThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
GAA to examine Brian Cody criticism of referee Barry KellyKilkenny manager said awarding of late free in drawn game was “criminal”Wed Oct 01 2014 - 13:13
Brian McEniff confident Jim McGuinness will returnBelieves he will be back for a fifth year as Donegal managerWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
Cork arrive late to deny DublinDublin were and will probably remain shell shocked at how they were beatenMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Relentless Cork reel in 10-point lead to beat DublinRebelettes outscore shell-shocked Dubs 2-7 to 0-2 in last quarter of All-Ireland finalSun Sept 28 2014 - 21:36
JJ Delaney still hungry for more titlesKilkenny’s All-Ireland was marked by a hook that has already entered the annalsSun Sept 28 2014 - 20:55
D’Arcy revels in outside centre role as Leinster get back on trackVeteran’s display the high point of a competent performance at home against CardiffSat Sept 27 2014 - 10:17
