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Justin Harrison on his part in Wallabies’ epic defeat of Lions in 2001: ‘I probably should have retired after that’
The former Australia international on his career-defining Test debut, his three seasons with Ulster, and why Aussie rugby is in rude health
Munster to host Gloucester at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in December Champions Cup clash as fixture details confirmed
Leinster have seventh Champions Cup meeting with La Rochelle on January 10th
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The experienced Ulster centre is one of the big beasts on tour with Ireland in Georgia
Leo Cullen and Ronan O’Gara to renew rivalry as Leinster pooled with La Rochelle in Champions Cup draw
Munster drawn in Pool Two with Castres, Bath, Toulon, Edinburgh and Gloucester
Champions Cup draw: Leinster draw La Rochelle again; Munster in pool with Bath
Follow live as Connacht get two Top 14 clubs in their pool in Challenge Cup
David Humphreys: ‘Leinster are incredibly good at nearly everything ... the challenge is to make the others more competitive’
The IRFU high-performance director discusses closing the gap between Leinster and Connacht, Ulster and Munster
URC 2025/26 fixtures: Leinster to open season away to the Stormers and Bulls
Munster to start away to Scarlets, while Ulster and Connacht host the Dragons and Benetton
IRFU’s ‘A’ Interprovincial Championship providing valuable game time for players
The competition has been under the radar, unheralded in the media, but is worth it all the same
Ulster sign Australian prop Angus Bell on short-term contract
Waratahs frontrow will link up with Irish province after November Tests
Ulster look to draw a line under season to forget with win in Edinburgh
Richie Murphy’s side have won just twice away from Belfast this season
Munster stick with winning formula for vital visit of Benetton
Munster team news: Peter O’Mahony and Stephen Archer both start for final home game with province
Ulster and Connacht players have opportunity to show they can deliver
Players can use weekend to impress ahead of selection for Ireland squad for two-match summer Test series
Results suggest Ulster and Connacht on a worrying slide
Provinces miss out on United Rugby Championship playoffs with both now consigned to next season’s Challenge Cup
Owen Doyle: On the knockout stage, referees need to deliver their best performance
Scotland’s Sam Grove-White, Ireland’s Eoghan Cross and Wales’s Adam Jones could all up their games in charge of the whistle
‘At this moment in time, we’re not good enough’: Ulster look to the future as Munster end URC hopes
Ulster head coach Richie Murphy believes experience will stand to his side next season
Win over Ulster a fitting Thomond Park farewell for Munster’s departing faithful
Former captain Peter O’Mahony gave the home crowd in Limerick a try-scoring goodby
Peter O’Mahony scores on Thomond farewell as Munster secure bonus-point win over Ulster
Ulster facing a season without Champions Cup for first time in 31 years
Munster and Ulster look to experience for match to decide Champions Cup place
Both sides presently sit outside the top eight that will make URC quarter-finals and next season’s Champions Cup
Gerry Thornley: Munster and Ulster have faced each other in bigger games, but this one is a must-win for both
The two sides could be missing from the Champions Cup next season for the first time in 31 years
Ulster aim to finish better in high-stakes Munster meeting
Playoff hopes in the balance in advance of of URC clash at Thomond Park
Will Leinster be the only Irish team in the URC knockouts?
The Counter Ruck Podcast: Ireland women’s defeat to Scotland wrapped up the Six Nations and an unusually glum 48 hours for Irish rugby
Ulster hauled back by star-laden Sharks to leave URC playoff hopes in danger
Northern province were leading 19-0 on the half-hour but did not score again
Ulster v Sharks: Tough shift ahead for Richie Murphy’s side as they face nine World Cup winners
Ulster bench will have six forwards, and Werner Kok makes a welcome return against his former South African side
Rónan Kelleher takes captaincy as Leinster change things up for trip to Scarlets
Ruben Moloney in line to make debut as Leo Cullen makes nine changes from Ulster win
Matt Williams: Although Leinster continue to defy the odds, Irish professional rugby appears to be in decline
We need more coaches with professional team experience and deep technical knowledge
Injuries leave Ulster looking vulnerable ahead of must-win home game against Sharks
Ulster team news: Michael Lowry is out, while Rob Herring and Stuart McCloskey are doubts
Leinster’s success masking alarming fault lines which have emerged in Irish rugby
This season, as things stand, Munster, Ulster and Connacht have all lost more matches than they have won
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