After their Lions win, can the Wallabies survive a high-altitude Test against rugby’s apex predators?
Encounter with Springboks at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, will be daunting task for Joe Schmidt’s squad
Rugby
US colleges are coming for Irish athletes - are rugby players next?
Ivana Kiripati earned a scholarship and returned to an international cap. Questions now turn to the possibility of others following suit
Owen Doyle: French determination to ensure a straight throw-in to the scrum a bold, welcome initiative
It’s not simply about the scrum-half delivering a straight ball. The mechanics of the scrum must also change to ensure the hooker can strike safely
Women’s Rugby World Cup: Ireland team news, fixtures and where to watch
Scott Bemand’s side to face Japan, Spain and New Zealand in Pool C
Meet the 32-strong Ireland squad heading to the Rugby World Cup
Aoife Wafer shakes off injury doubt to book her spot on flight to England
Boost for Ireland as Wafer makes Women’s Rugby World Cup squad
The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 begins on Friday, August 22nd in England
Ireland’s boy wonder who took the Lions tour of South Africa by storm in 1955
Tony O'Reilly was top scorer on that tour with 15 tries
‘The aftertaste is terrible’: Irish pubs lament the arrival of Chinese-brewed Guinness
Bar owners fear business loss amid a chorus of complaints from customers longing for the original pint of plain
From all-out brawls to eye-gouging and worse: a brief history of Lions Tour violence
Games over the last 50 years have been marred by stand-out brutality on both sides
Malachy Clerkin: I cannot wait for Lions tour, but why does rugby always feel this need for overblown nonsense?
Beauty of a Lions tour is its unique one-moment-in-time energy – sell that instead of all the tired battleworn guff
Leinster v Bulls preview: If Leinster are on it, they’re good enough to win
URC Grand Final: Aerial contest promises to be worth the entry money alone and could well prove pivotal
From hormones to lifting stones – studying complexities of strength training
Research Lives: Dr David Nolan, assistant professor of sport and exercise science, Dublin City University
LIV Golf shows what happens when a niche sport goes to war with itself – rugby should take note
Professional rugby probably needs to change to stay viable, but the R360 breakaway league proposal seems a fanciful solution
Noel McNamara and Bordeaux discover what doesn’t break you can make you stronger
‘Everything that could go wrong went wrong’, says assistant coach
First Rugby World Club Cup to be held in 2028
Plans confirmed by EPCR ahead of Saturday’s Champions Cup final
Six Nations operator converts on-pitch success into €12.5m profit
Last year’s international rugby tournament drew 185 million TV viewers across 64 countries
Letters to the Editor May 19th: On famine in Gaza, cars as weapons and scrapping Sevens Rugby
Palestinians could starve to death in the coming weeks unless immediate action is taken
The inside story of how Terenure signed Carlos Spencer as a coach
The former All Black’s imminent arrival in Dublin 6w as coach is causing delight, not least among players and staff
Aoife Wafer named Sportswoman of the Month for April
The backrow excelled at the Six Nations and is now rated as a world-class prospect
Lions squad: All you need to know before the announcement of the squad to tour Australia
Andy Farrell will make his selection for this summer’s tour on Thursday afternoon in London
Gerry Thornley: Leinster’s latest heartbreak in Europe shows they are human after all
Cullen’s men face a painful postmortem to rival that of the 2023 final when Leinster let slip a 23-7 lead against La Rochelle
Ireland is facing likelihood of only having two sides in next season’s Champions Cup for first time ever
Lack of depth in Ireland women’s team further exposed when losing Edel McMahon and Dorothy Wall in Saturday’s loss to Scotland
It’s finally here, the day that I meet my brother slash half-brother
We’re in the cor on the way to pick up Brett from the airport and Sorcha’s running me through a few talking points
Ireland’s rugby exiles in Britain: Meet the Jack Charlton-style granny hunters
Ireland is too small a rugby nation not to tap into the talent pool of its emigrant population across the Irish Sea
In another staggered season, rugby’s URC has lurched along - all the while breaking attendance records
Fitted in here, there and everywhere, the increasingly popular championship holds its own against bigger tournaments
Matt Williams: Rugby bosses are selling us a diluted version of the game. We’re not buying it
Many in rugby’s leadership have lost the moral compass that provided the sport with its unique culture
Sacré bleu! Rugby fans are coming: Where to eat like a French person in Dublin this weekend
As Saturday’s rugby decider looms, embrace la vie en rose in Dublin eateries offering a true taste of France
Le Bombe Equipe and the French 7-1 split promises Ireland a battle of collisions
France unloaded six forwards into the match against Italy at the same time in the second half and scored 11 tries
Culture of bad behaviour at rugby schools has to change
A 19-year-old was awarded nearly €60,000 in damages for 'degrading' videos on a school rugby trip
Ireland v England as it happened: Simon Easterby’s side record bonus point victory in Six Nations opener
The interim head coach is very satisfied with the win but not aspects of the performance especially conceding those two late tries that gave England a losing bonus point.
Paul Howard and Gordon D’Arcy: ‘Football has rules, but rugby has laws because they were drawn up by solicitors charging by the hour’
The author and the retired Irish rugby player have collaborated on an interactive rugby book for children. So it’ll be a shame if they fumble our young interviewers’ questions
Ireland name team to play England: Prendergast ‘the right man this weekend’ says Easterby
Sam Prendergast to start at outhalf in Six Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium, Ryan Baird picked at blindside
David Humphreys: ‘Andy Farrell will be missed, he’s the best rugby coach in the world’
IRFU Performance Director expects injured Irish prop Tadhg Furlong to play some role in this year’s championship
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