Tenacity and patience finally paying off for Luke FitzgeraldUtility player feels years of hard knocks have helped give him mental strengthThu Oct 01 2015 - 09:42
Rugby World Cup fails to capture imagination like OlympicsLack of continuous presence and vastness of capital city a stumbling blockThu Oct 01 2015 - 06:30
Hard boiled Cheika happy to have a good crack at EnglandAustralia coach painting hosts as surefire favourites for SaturdayWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:02
Pool A: Shocked England try to put on game faceCoach and captain under pressure as hosts try to regroup for Australia gameTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Paul O’Connell knows side will have to step up a gear as old foes loomThe Ireland captain is satisfied with how team has played against Canada and RomaniaMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
England need to walk the walk under glare of expectationStuart Lancaster may have betrayed first sign of stress with changes in backlineSat Sept 26 2015 - 01:41
Stuart Lancaster’s reputation at stake after he makes big callsDecision to choose Owen Farrell instead of George Ford at outhalf highly controversialFri Sept 25 2015 - 12:08
Rob Howley staying calm before the impending English stormWales attack coach not too concerned about rivals’ potential midfield optionsThu Sept 24 2015 - 01:00
World Rugby cites the clean ‘elite’ despite British doping figuresRugby union led sports in percentage of positive drug tests in 2013, say UkadWed Sept 23 2015 - 01:00
Survival of the fittest as Romania face group’s top twoWhile Japan overcame South Africa, weaker teams are constantly at a disadvantageMon Sept 21 2015 - 20:00
Little sparkle as France defeat misfiring ItalyItalian indiscipline ensured the result was never in doubt at TwickenhamSat Sept 19 2015 - 23:42
All Blacks all smiles – but only before serious business beginsNew Zealand hoping past World Cup mistakes will aid them in quest to make historySat Sept 19 2015 - 01:00
Rugby World Cup kicks off in green and pleasant landAn exceedingly English opening ceremony gets Rugby World Cup 2015 under wayFri Sept 18 2015 - 20:50
France’s Philippe St-André looks on the bright side of lifeCoach wants his team to play with smiles on their faces during World CupFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Doug Howlett: Lesser teams must relish chance to play game’s giantsFormer All Black Doug Howlett says players are playing for their positions in each gameTue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
Doug Howlett: All Blacks are far from chokers‘I’ve found that whoever is playing against the All Blacks play the best game of their life’Mon Sept 14 2015 - 14:00
Irish hockey has secured hosting rights for men’s Round Two in 2017Hosting World League event continues Ireland’s ambitions to attract top tournamentsFri Sept 11 2015 - 01:00
Luke McGrath backs Ian Madigan in World Cup scrumhalf role‘Mads is a brilliant footballer. I’ve no doubt that if he does step in, he can do a good job’Fri Sept 11 2015 - 01:00
Luke McGrath in no doubt Ian Madigan can fill in at scrum half‘Mad’s is a brilliant footballer. I’ve no doubt that if he does step in he can do a good job’Thu Sept 10 2015 - 23:47
Pro12: Connacht hope to shock depleted Glasgow at ScotstounPat Lam makes one change with John Cooney starting at scrumhalfThu Sept 10 2015 - 18:50
Paddy Jackson ready to put best foot forward as he leaves the bubbleIreland outhalf unconcerned over side’s perceived loss of form ahead of World CupWed Sept 09 2015 - 08:20
Billy Walsh controversy: IABA still silent over coach’s futureIrish Sports Council claim their attempts to resolve impasse have been ignoredWed Sept 09 2015 - 01:02
Cian Healy may return to Leinster for game time ahead of World CupLeo Cullen happy to oblige Joe Schmidt should prop seek to sharpen match fitnessTue Sept 08 2015 - 01:02
Twickenham the focus for Ireland’s specialist centre Darren CaveUlsterman admits pursuit of a place in Joe Schmidt’s World Cup squad consumed himThu Sept 03 2015 - 16:02
Munster grant O’Callaghan permission to join WorcesterThe secondrow was previously contracted to play with Munster until June 2016Thu Sept 03 2015 - 11:11
Simon Zebo’s hard work and fearless streak secures squad placeFullback believes consistency and individuality pivotal to winning Schmidt’s approvalThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
Ireland’s tender bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup to cost €1.5mDetailed programme for event must be submitted by February 2017Wed Sept 02 2015 - 15:57
The key calls: Joe Schmidt explains thinking over final World Cup squadIreland coach sounded out Ian Madigan over scrumhalf role last seasonTue Sept 01 2015 - 18:12
Cian Healy cleared to play against England this weekendLoosehead prop has spent months recovering from an operation on his neckTue Sept 01 2015 - 17:04
Joe Schmidt keeping Ireland plays under wraps, says Girvan DempseyIreland manager knows opposition will take advantage of any knowledge they can gleanTue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00
IABA say Billy Walsh discussions an issue of ‘utmost urgency’Ireland boxing coach presently on holidays but named as coach for upcoming trip to to PolandMon Aug 31 2015 - 18:27
Paul O’Connell finds it hard to shake losing feeling on his farewell‘It’s nice the reaction I got. But it was embarrassing. We just lost a match.’Sat Aug 29 2015 - 23:26
Irish Sports Council urges IABA to act quickly over Billy WalshISC ‘extremely disappointed that the proposal was not presented to the IABA board’Fri Aug 28 2015 - 18:33
Paul O’Connell not dwelling on ‘the long goodbye’Ireland captain’s focus is purely on team's preparations for Rugby World CupFri Aug 28 2015 - 16:02
Darren O’Neill appalled at prospect of Billy Walsh departureFormer Olympic boxing team captain says loss of coach would be ‘disgraceful’Fri Aug 28 2015 - 01:00
Minister hopeful that Billy Walsh might stayIreland’s head coach understood to have accepted new job with USAThu Aug 27 2015 - 16:45
Jack McGrath is ready and willing to answer call of dutyAs Joe Schmidt ponders options before World Cup, Leinster loosehead prop hopes to be oneThu Aug 27 2015 - 01:00
John Joe Nevin wins by TKO on return to the ringIrish Olympic medallist beats Victor Capaceta inside the distance in Coney IslandWed Aug 26 2015 - 10:37
Paddy Jackson backing himself for World Cup berthLack of versatility not a concern for Ulster’s specialist outhalfTue Aug 25 2015 - 18:54
Cian Healy making steady progress but it’s ‘an hourly thing’Ireland prepare for Paul O’Connell’s last home international against WalesTue Aug 25 2015 - 15:52
Ireland’s women’s Sevens players given best possible run into Olympic repechage‘Now we’re in the World Series it gives us a chance to compete against the best’Mon Aug 24 2015 - 17:00
Ian Madigan happy to get his kicks while he canAccuracy from the tee can be the difference between winning and losing a tournamentSat Aug 22 2015 - 11:23
Jordi Murphy hoping for chance to bury his heroes at World CupLeinster’s Spanish born backrow faces stiff competition to make Joe Schmidt’s final 31Sat Aug 22 2015 - 01:00
Irish team – and Toner – confident they can learn from the pastLock’s career has been a triumph of learning and building at Leinster and IrelandThu Aug 20 2015 - 01:00
Leinster announce Leo Cullen as new head coach‘Leo’s status as a player is beyond question - an outstanding captain and leader’Wed Aug 19 2015 - 12:04
Researchers target early warning system for concussionLeinster Rugby and TCD have linked up in two promising brain injury studiesTue Aug 18 2015 - 01:11
No fresh injury concerns for Joe Schmidt after ScotlandPositive news emanating from camp regarding Andrew Trimble after second warm-up win for IrelandMon Aug 17 2015 - 14:36
TV view: Boxing can’t compete with imploding golf superstarsWatching Tiger play golf has become a voyeuristic, almost furtive engagementSun Aug 16 2015 - 22:30
€225 for making a quarter-final – the lot of Irish tennis professionalPlayers likely to remain under radar unless they reach main draw of Grand Slam eventThu Aug 06 2015 - 07:03
Move to the pro ranks a question of time for Leona MaguireDisplay at European Ladies Masters further confirmation of world No I amateur’s abilitySat Aug 01 2015 - 14:20
