Day the crowd dared to sense a magical dayIt was rugby’s version of McGuigan going toe-to-toe with PedrosaFri Nov 22 2013 - 21:39
Sexton, O’Driscoll and Kearney in Ireland XVTrio will start against the All Blacks on Sunday despite injury concerns earlier in the weekFri Nov 22 2013 - 13:44
Richie the real McCaw at rugby but hardly the real McCoy at hurlingBrogan’s Dubs dazzle All Blacks with sliotar science and round ball eruditionThu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00
Brian O’Driscoll to rage against the dying of the lightCalf injury threatening to deny him one last tilt at All Blacks, Sexton and Kearney also concernsTue Nov 19 2013 - 14:44
Richie McCaw backs ‘hugely competitive’ Brian O’Driscoll to be at heart of Irish effortAll Black veteran hands back William Webb Ellis trophy to IRB at the Aviva StadiumTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:01
Leinster seeking to keep TuqiriShort-term replacement for Strauss to be announced this weekTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Ireland v Australia: Player RatingsA forgettable outing for most at the Aviva StadiumMon Nov 18 2013 - 15:19
Ewen McKenzie thinks Joe Schmidt has Ireland on the right track‘He’s got the right spirit about the game and I sense a lot of confidence in him from the rugby community so there’ll be support and he’ll get on with it’Mon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Ireland given reality check by AustraliaJoe Schmidt’s side concedes four tries to Wallabies ahead of New Zealand visit next weekSat Nov 16 2013 - 19:37
Brian O’Driscoll keen to pass on his experiences to Ireland’s younger playersLeinster legend says it won’t be long before Australia are a superpower againFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:00
Selections allow Schmidt to broaden the squadMurray and D’Arcy not dropped per se, Ireland coach explainsThu Nov 14 2013 - 15:49
Reddan replaces Murray as Schmidt rings changesLeinster scrumhalf gets the nod for Australia game, D’Arcy loses out to Luke MarshallThu Nov 14 2013 - 13:41
Martin Murphy and his crew face demanding challenge19 hours to prepare pitch, scrub stadium and flip Aviva from soccer to rugbyThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Fiona Coghlan’s heroes deserve their day out at the Aviva StadiumIRFU expected to meet tomorrow to see whether they can grant women’s team a Test match at headquartersWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Rob Kearney ready to meet Australia head on as they plot new direction‘I thought during the Lions tour they were pretty poor’Wed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Tommy Bowe expected to line up against AustraliaIreland winger set to win 53rd cap against the WallabiesTue Nov 12 2013 - 15:02
Debut boy Jack McGrath gives Ireland’s future a good perspectiveAll in the attitude for loosehead prop who knocked Samoans down to sizeMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Brian Lima leads Siva Tau tribute to deceased Peter FatialofaFatialofa and Lima played together when Samoa beat Wales in Cardiff at the 1991 World CupMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
‘That performance wouldn’t be good enough to beat Australia’Fergus McFadden and coach Joe Schmidt claim Ireland have plenty of room for improvement after victory over SamoaMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Samoan squad weakened by injuries and absenteesHead coach Stephen Betham faces a familiar problem as he seeks to maximise resources of the world’s seventh-ranked rugby nationFri Nov 08 2013 - 01:00
Samoans understrength for Ireland testCoach Stephen Betham planning without handful of key players but insists his side will not roll overThu Nov 07 2013 - 17:57
Developing the next generation key for the IRFUBringing through players for the national team is key to IRFU strategy according to the union’s director of rugbyWed Nov 06 2013 - 13:41
O’Brien ready to unleash his trademark bash and carry on SamoansTullow tank more than happy to pay it back as Bective Rangers fourths can attest toWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:00
Seán O’Brien ready to unleash his trademark bash and carry on SamoansEurope’s most destructive flanker always looking to improve his own game and those around himWed Nov 06 2013 - 00:26
Doubts remain over Paul O’Connell’s fitnessLock resumed training after a calf strain, but Jonathan Sexton sat out session at Carton HouseTue Nov 05 2013 - 14:21
Kearney feeling positive as a new era beckons under Joe SchmidtFullback confident Ireland can produce a better brand of rugbyThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Ireland drawn with New Zealand in next year’s World CupKazakhstan and the USA make up Pool BThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Racing Metro look likely to recall Jonathan SextonRacing have a number of injuries and absentees at outhalf for trip to BiarritzThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
O’Mahony calls for Limerick management blueprint similar to Tipperary in 2010County hurling managerial appointment expected this weekWed Oct 30 2013 - 10:00
Central Council to vote on new hurling league proposals on November 16thGAA boss Liam O’Neill says: ‘We’re trying to fina a fourmula and we haven’t found one up to now.’Wed Oct 30 2013 - 01:00
O’Neill adamant International Rules will survive despite whitewashSays GAA never expressed any misgivings about a weaker, indigenous sideWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:00
Angry Shane Jennings left raging at referee and his own Leinster sideI’d say it was pretty grim to watch because it wasn’t enjoyable to play’Mon Oct 28 2013 - 01:01
Kilbane would gladly have Mick or Roy defending the realmIt’s no crusade, but either would fit the bill for him as Republic of Ireland managerFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:06
Payne’s 13 start for Ulster well worth trackingCave the loser as Kiwi lines out at outside centre against Cardiff in BelfastFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:00
Ross has a frontrow view of Ireland’s propping futureThe Leinster man thinks the outlook for tightheads here is not too badThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
Heineken Cup mediation process to be completed todayRepresentatives from Wales, France and England bodies do not attendThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
IRFU turn to indigenous scrum coachesPlan to recruit foreign overseer replaced by new planWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:06
Doubts over several players as Joe Schmidt prepares for TestsUlster flanker Chris Henry signs three-year dealWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:00
Welsh clubs opt out of the Heineken Cup‘It is now clear that there are a number of significant advantages to the new competitions’Tue Oct 22 2013 - 23:22
Munster’s Donnacha Ryan latest doubt for November internationalsZane Kirchner likely to make his Leinster debut against ConnachtTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:02
IRFU warn of banned substances potentially lurking in some supplementsUnion strongly advises U-18s against the use of nutritional aids, especially creatineTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:02
Leinster in the right mind for Castres onslaughtDespite injuries, home side are ready for a real Heineken Cup battleSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Project Devin Toner built on high standardsLeinster secondrow sets sights on nailing provincial position and winning Irish capsSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Connacht hope to hobble to victory over Zebre in ItalyInjuries mount for Pat Lam’s side but they should still have enough for the home sideSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Serious concerns for O’Driscoll ahead of autumn internationalsMike Ross faces a late fitness call for Leinster’s weekend game against CastresFri Oct 18 2013 - 10:33
O’Driscoll won’t play against CastresCentre in a race to be fit in time for Ireland’s Autumn internationals against Samoa, Australia and New ZealandThu Oct 17 2013 - 15:33
Victory disease decimates Munster fleetPenney admits that complacency infected his inexperienced ranksMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00
Meek Munster caught cold by Edinburgh at MurrayfieldRob Penney cites ‘poor mental preparation’ for dramatic downturn in form after win over LeinsterSat Oct 12 2013 - 16:37
