John O'Sullivan

John O'Sullivan

Sports writer

John O'Sullivan is an Irish Times sports writer.

Munster hope to avoid getting bogged down against Ospreys

Clayton McMillan’s men have ongoing scrum and lineout issues

Leinster’s bench makes the difference in entertaining win over Ulster

Ulster led for large parts of the game before Leinster’s strong finish

Ulster make nine changes for Challenge Cup trip to Cardiff

Richie Murphy rotating his resources after 61-7 first round win over Racing

Connacht’s backs could wreak havoc against Black Lion in Challenge Cup

Stuart Lancaster ready for unique challenge of hosting Georgian side

Leinster 23 Leicester 15: Second-half revival rescues hard earned victory for Leinster – as it happened

Leicester led at the interval but second-half tries from Gibson-Park and Sheehan gave the visitors the win

Leinster take on perennial foes Leicester as Harry Byrne gets his chance at outhalf

Leo Cullen seeking impact from ‘incredible athlete’ Rieko Ioane in Champions Cup encounter

Depleted Gloucester forced to make use of squad depth for Munster match

Will Joseph and Max Llewellyn are the latest players to end up on the treatment table

Harry Byrne to start for Leinster against Leicester as Leo Cullen rings changes

All Black Rieko Ioane will make his first start for the province in Champions Cup game

‘That wasn’t good enough last week’: Jack Conan knows Leinster must improve fast

Leo Cullen’s men face a tricky Champions Cup assignment against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road

Ireland’s next big thing? The trio of backs knocking on the door

Hugh Gavin, Jude Postlethwaite and Dan Kelly will provide some healthy competition to Ireland’s established centres

Tadhg Beirne shoulders blame for lineout malfunction in Munster’s defeat by Bath

Clayton McMillan looks for positives before Saturday’s showdown with Gloucester

Munster beaten by clinical Bath in Champions Cup opener

Pre-match disruption affects Irish province’s performance in torrential rain at The Rec

Buoyed by All Black arrival, Leinster must view Harlequins clash as chance to hit stride

Rieko Ioane expected to make debut from the bench against depleted English team

Rugby World Cup draw: Ireland get Scotland, Uruguay and Portugal – As it happened

Hosts Australia are drawn with three time champions, New Zealand

2027 Rugby World Cup: Team by team analysis of Ireland’s Pool D opponents

Ireland will be meeting Scotland for the third straight time in the pool stages while they will face Uruguay and Portugal for the first time

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