Pieter de Villiers brings years of experience to Springbok scrumFormer tighthead expects real battle upfront despite Ireland’s injury crisisWed Nov 05 2014 - 08:20
Tommy Bowe impressed by ‘classy’ Garry RingroseWorld Under-20 Player of the Year nominee turns heads when drafted into Ireland campTue Nov 04 2014 - 15:52
Matfield ready to lock horns with O’Connell‘I think he’s probably the best player that I have played against in my career’Tue Nov 04 2014 - 12:14
Ben Te’o expected to hit groung runningLeinster recruit from rugby league is learning fastFri Oct 31 2014 - 01:00
Frontrow crisis worsens after Nathan White ruled outNew Zealand-born prop out for 16 weeks after suffering tendon rupture in armFri Oct 31 2014 - 01:00
Trip to leaders Ospreys a stern test for Pat Lam’s Connacht squadProp Rodney Ah You’s display against ex Wales loosehead Duncan Jones will be closely monitored by Irish managementFri Oct 31 2014 - 01:00
Simon Easterby happy to be wearing the green once againThe chance to work with Ireland coach Joe Schmidt was a huge factor in him accepting the position of forwards’ coachThu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00
Greg Feek short on props for IrelandScrum coach still sees the positives despite injuries before November TestsThu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00
Lewis Stevenson happy with more central role for UlsterThe Ulster secondrow accepts recent frustration and disappointment on the pitchWed Oct 29 2014 - 01:01
Paul Burke steps down as Leicester Tigers backs’ coachFellow former Ireland international Geordan Murphy could step up from his assistant’s roleTue Oct 28 2014 - 19:29
Formidable Exeter look too strong for much-changed ConnachtChiefs back to full strength for Sandy Park clashSat Oct 25 2014 - 01:00
Huge Irish demand as 2015 World Cup ticket sales break records950,000 tickets allocated in September sale with 500,000 applying for ticket for finalFri Oct 24 2014 - 01:00
Jamie George braced for test in Thomond Park crucibleSaracens hooker looking forward to pitting his wits against MunsterFri Oct 24 2014 - 01:00
Ulster Ravens aiming to make it third time luckyUnbeaten Titans the visitors to Deramore ParkFri Oct 24 2014 - 01:00
Munster coach Anthony Foley sees red over poor decisions by match officialsVictory a relief after a couple of poor calls in the first half left visitors facing an uphill taskMon Oct 20 2014 - 16:05
Munster edge it as Ian Keatley fills Ronan O’Gara’s bootsFormer outhalf watched from hotel room as successor notched winning drop goalMon Oct 20 2014 - 13:44
Connacht’s knack of winning tight games can see them through‘A bouncing Sportsground for our last home game for another five weeks would be a massive lift for us’Fri Oct 17 2014 - 21:11
Munster aim for perfect start to Champions Cup in SaleAnthony Foley’s side looking to replicate form shown against Leinster at AvivaFri Oct 17 2014 - 20:48
German newspapers lament lack of quality that cost national team two pointsThe analysis was all about team’s shortcomings while offering a nod to Ireland’s pluckinessWed Oct 15 2014 - 16:15
Ireland: Great matches drawn from historyLast night’s superb effort in Gelsenkirchen is the latest instalment from a series of outstanding results down through the yearsWed Oct 15 2014 - 14:59
Racing Metro prepared to offload Roberts and Lydiate immediatelyReports claim WRU preparing to bring players back to Welsh clubs ahead of Champions CupTue Oct 14 2014 - 12:54
Concession of late scores by Leinster A lets Plymouth sneak losing bonusRoss Byrne kicks 16 points in holders’ British & Irish Cup winMon Oct 13 2014 - 09:17
Munster make seven changes for the visit of Moseley to ClonmelIrish provinces will recognise a host of familiar faces in British & Irish Cup matchesFri Oct 10 2014 - 15:45
Munster host Clermont on Saturday nightLeinster make the trip to The Stoop to take on Harlequins on Sunday, December 7thFri Oct 10 2014 - 15:07
Strauss, Moore, Kirchner return for LeinsterJack Conan and Josh van der Flier get an opportunity in a young backrowFri Oct 10 2014 - 13:17
Ulster show three changes for Warriors table top tussleIan Humphreys, Andrew Warwick and Nick Williams come into the starting teamFri Oct 10 2014 - 12:34
Peter O’Mahony returns to captain MunsterCoach Anthony Foley makes eight changes from the team that beat LeinsterThu Oct 09 2014 - 12:37
Shane Delahunt handed first Connacht startThe young Birr hooker is named in the team to take on Treviso tomorrow nightThu Oct 09 2014 - 12:37
Tigers coach Richard Cockerill confident he can turn things aroundPoor early season results and a long injury list pile pressure on Leicester coach a week away from Ulster clashThu Oct 09 2014 - 11:02
No Cushion for Leinster A as they take on Plymouth AlbionHome team scrumhalf will miss British & Irish Cup clash against holdersThu Oct 09 2014 - 09:00
Crowd figures at matches owes more to ticket sales than attendanceThe numbers in the ground are often much smaller than the claimed attendanceWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Leinster’s list of wounded begins to clear as Munster face hooker crisisStrauss, Reid, Ross, McGrath, Moore and Kirchner may return for visit to ZebreWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Heaslip crestfallen after galling defeatIreland backrow linchpin salutes Munster but bemoans sub-standard performanceTue Oct 07 2014 - 01:00
EPCR’s low-key shuffle towards opening weekend continuesOrganisers announce number of partnerships during ‘soft launch’ in DublinMon Oct 06 2014 - 15:58
Chris Farrell launches his climb back to the top at foot of the AlpsFormer underage star hopes to have put injury frustrations behind him at GrenobleThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
Munster’s Keith Earls out for up to four monthsIreland wing had surgery on his right knee in London this afternoonTue Sept 30 2014 - 16:03
Acrimony in vapour trail as US Ryder Cup team files home in disarrayPhil Mickelson’s targeting of team captain Tom Watson at press conference had players squirming in their seatsTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Peerless McIlroy leads way for hosts to memorable victoryPagentry of first tee fades to steely glint as world number one hits opening driveMon Sept 29 2014 - 06:21
Dubuisson earns glowing praise from McDowellPartner flags French man’s performance as one worthy of ‘Europe’s next superstar’Sat Sept 27 2014 - 01:00
Gallacher still cool, calm and collectedAbility to manage emotional side of game that will permit rookie to deliver physicallyThu Sept 25 2014 - 01:00
Gleneagles turns into racetrack as buggies speed to finish Ryder Cup preparationsStaff working into early hours to have everthing ready for Friday’s startTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Prising out that precious advantage that can point the way to Ryder Cup victoryTight Ryder Cup battles have often been decided by the proverbial ‘swing encounters’Tue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Stringer strikes as Bath see off timid TigersJackman ’s Grenoble have nine points to spare over Bayonne in top 14 clash, while Coughlan gets off to winning start at PauMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Paul O’Connell to line out for Munster against ZebreTommy Bowe and Paddy Jackson make first starts for Ulster away to CardiffThu Sept 18 2014 - 11:33
Johnny Sexton confirms Leinster returnIreland outhalf will play one more season with Racing Metro before returning to the DublinThu Sept 04 2014 - 16:38
Jonathan Sexton has suffered fractured jawRacing Metro 92 owner Jacky Lorenzetti is due to meet the Irish outhalf today to persuade him to stay in ParisMon Sept 01 2014 - 16:00
Munster sign hooker Eusebio GuinazuThe 32-year old Argentine hooker has agreed a short term contract with Irish provinceMon Sept 01 2014 - 15:58
Tony Jacklin still heeds the captain’s callFormer Ryder Cup captain knows just what the next month or so will be like for Paul McGinleySat Aug 30 2014 - 12:46
Kearney and O’Brien heartened by Leinster’s bright futureYoung players making quite an impression and it bodes well for what will be a demanding seasonThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
Leinster want Jonathan Sexton but who else will get contract extension?Rob Kearney keen to stay with province and sort out future as quickly as possibleThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
