The Irish Times

Lions squads have proved a moveable feast down the years

John O'Sullivan: Recent history shows that squad will number in the 40s by the end

Thu May 06 2021 - 06:00

The Offload: Eddie Jones back sticking needles in people’s eyes

Sam Burgess bites back and savages Ford, English RFU keen to reduce two metre rule

Mon Jun 08 2020 - 11:00

Japan now rivals France as rugby’s go-to overseas destination

English RFU’s strict policy may feel the strain again as allure of playing in Japan grows

Sun Jun 07 2020 - 13:20

Scoring a try by ground at the post is outlawed by World Rugby

New law will come into effect immediately and removes any advantage for attacking side

Tue May 12 2020 - 19:37

Maro Itoje’s plans to play in France next season blocked by clubs

Itoje has been offered a seven-figure sum to join the top French side Racing 92 on loan

Sat Mar 14 2020 - 17:49

Crowning Glory: Three pivotal Ireland games at Twickenham

Andy Farrell's Ireland travel to the lions’ den on Sunday with the Triple Crown up for grabs

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 11:00

I’m a Celebrity 2019: Who are the Irish stars heading to the jungle?

Girls Aloud singer and stand-up comedian to join Caitlyn Jenner and Ian Wright in jungle

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 11:45

Champions Cup: Gerry Thornley's club-by-club guide

A look at the 20 sides in the 2018-19 Heineken Cup who are bidding for the ultimate prize

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:41

English duo move clubs to keep World Cup dream alive

Flanker James Haskell and outhalf Danny Cipriani both leave Wasps at end of season

Mon May 14 2018 - 17:25

Rugby players who last more than a decade can count themselves lucky

Donncha O’Callaghan, one of the few left with experience of club rugby in 20th century

Tue May 01 2018 - 11:38

Business This Week: results, indicators and meetings

Can’t touch this: the rise of the intangible economy

Sun Mar 25 2018 - 18:00

Eddie Jones takes Ireland defeat on the chin

‘We allowed them skip away too far and we were chasing our tail the whole game’

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 20:34

England 15 Ireland 24: England player ratings

The defending Six Nations champions were comprehensively outplayed on their own turf

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 17:50

Ireland’s Grand ambition realised against England

History made as Joe Schmidt’s Green Machine secure Grand Slam at Twickenham

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 17:25

Twickenham: the best place to win, but worst place to lose

Ahead of today’s showdown, we look at Ireland’s nine Six Nations games at the stadium

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00

Eddie Jones attempts to put ‘scummy Irish’ slur to bed

Coach insists England can bounce back and overcome ‘test of mentality’ against Ireland

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 22:00

Eddie Jones struggles to put out the flames of video comments

England coach concedes that he will have to consider his public utterances in the future

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 14:59

Hartley and Daly to return for England clash with Ireland

Mixed injury news for English as Courtney Lawes and Nathan Hughes face long layoffs

Wed Mar 14 2018 - 15:52

England XV suggests a borrow from Warren Gatland’s playbook

This is as close as Eddie Jones has strayed to radical change since he took over role

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 09:21

Dylan Hartley a doubt for England’s crunch France clash

Jack Nowell and Sam Underhill have both been ruled out of Saturday’s trip to Paris

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 19:31

Joe Marler: ‘I really need to knuckle down now’

Prop is likely to return to England fold for Scotland game after serving another ban

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 10:51

Nathan Hughes set to step in for Sam Simmonds against Scotland

Wasps star fit again and could return to England squad for showdown in Murrayfield

Mon Feb 12 2018 - 20:56

Jones wants ‘brutal’ and ‘ruthless’ showing from England side

Coach chooses Te’o to join charge of white shirts against Azzurri in the Six Nations

Sat Feb 03 2018 - 16:00

James Haskell’s England career in doubt after Wasps exit confirmed

The 32-year-old backrow forward will leave the Premiership club at the end of this season

Wed Jan 31 2018 - 10:41

Ulster will have to channel their defiant mindset to repel Wasps

Injury-hit side needs a repeat of last week’s winning performance against La Rochelle

Sat Jan 20 2018 - 06:00

Rugby on a slippery slope from moral high ground

Indiscipline is on the rise in the “gentleman’s” game

Tue Jan 16 2018 - 14:05

Bastareaud and Haskell cited after weekend incidents

French centre faces verbal abuse charge while England backrow charged over dangerous tackle

Mon Jan 15 2018 - 17:35

Billy Vunipola set to miss Six Nations after breaking arm

Number eight was only making his second appearance after four months out

Sun Jan 14 2018 - 13:42

Harlequins do Ulster a huge favour as Wasps collapse

Remarkable comeback effectively ends Wasps campaign ahead of Ulster match

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 19:57

Suspended Joe Marler to miss England’s first two Six Nations games

Harlequins prop handed six-week ban and will miss clashes with Italy and Wales

Wed Jan 10 2018 - 10:52

Kurtley Beale as playmaker for Australia is danger for England

He will be the key factor in the attacking structure of Michael Cheika side’s

Fri Nov 17 2017 - 20:43

Ulster need to hit the ground running in Champions Cup

Big performances needed from Henderson, Deysel and McCloskey as side hosts Wasps

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 01:00

Iain Henderson to miss out on place in Lions’ second Test squad

Coach suggests Henderson’s yellow might cost him Test place against All Blacks

Wed Jun 28 2017 - 06:00

Hurricanes 31 Lions 31 – Lions player ratings

Iain Henderson was magnificent. If he doesn’t make the test 23 it’ll be a disgrace

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 11:52