Nine of Ireland’s 10 most capped players ever were in the starting line-ups at a packed Croke Park

Tommy Bowe, Rory Best and others send messages of support to staff at National Maternity Hospital

Rob Henderson speaks to Gerry Thornley about an unforgettable Paris afternoon

While we revel in the wins, too many people seem to delight in vilifying this team after defeat

Joe Schmidt’s XV for quarter-final clash in Tokyo is along expected lines

Pack lays brilliant platform as Joe Schmidt’s side get the accuracy back in bonus-point win

‘Kiwi commentary is the best commentary. The sense of superiority is constant and absolute’

Time to get behind Japan after Ireland left face down in a bowl of ramen

Referees are taking the brunt but coaches and players must accept responsibility also

One-sided games can prove a challenge but not to Tommy Bowe and the team

Not just players in Japan facing a stamina-sapping test as viewers prepare for long sit-in

Scrumhalf believes heavy warm-up defeat to England was just a blip

Under-20 scrumhalf has been immersed in Munster rugby from his earliest years

Leinster’s current dominance began with memorable semi-final victory in 2009

. . . anthropomorphism

It’s a winning formula and brings in viewers in their thousands but not all is right on the dance floor

Schmidt relieved to get a bonus-point victory following a scrappy, error-ridden display

‘I want to be the best, definitely, and I know that in the first two games I can be better’

Cliona Hagan channels Garth Brooks with a line-dancing cha cha to take top spot

Review: The Science Week show crosses earnest education with magazine-show ebullience