Tadhg Beirne and Ross Byrne can join Down Under debutantsIn total, 15 Irish players have been handed a first cap in Australia for tour next monthThu May 31 2018 - 07:00
Ireland U-20s braced for a World Championship baptism of fireMcNamara’s side face daunting task against reigning U-20 Six Nations championsWed May 30 2018 - 06:00
Rugby World Cup: Final run could cost fans €2,500 for ticketsWorld Rugby confirm that there have already been 1.5m applications for 1.8m ticketsWed May 30 2018 - 06:00
Jared Payne forced to retire from pro rugby after head injuryNew Zealand-born player has been appointed defence coach at Ulster and will travel to AustraliaMon May 28 2018 - 17:17
Stuart Olding signs two-year deal with BriveFormer Ulster centre has found a club after having contract revoked with Irish provinceMon May 28 2018 - 15:58
Green shoots continue to emerge from successful underage rugby set-upSeveral players are poised to catch the eye for Ireland in the U-20 World ChampionshipSat May 26 2018 - 06:00
Jack O’Sullivan and Tom O’Toole out of U20 World ChampionshipsIreland suffer big double blow ahead of tournament in FranceThu May 24 2018 - 15:17
Rugby Stats: Stuart Berry's refereeing of the breakdown will be keySouth African referee may be hands-off at the breakdown as Leinster take on ScarletsThu May 24 2018 - 07:00
Ireland face tough opener against hosts France at U-20 World CupCaelan Doris chosen as captain as five uncapped players included in Ireland squadTue May 22 2018 - 01:00
Caelan Doris to captain Ireland at under-20 World ChampionshipRonan Kelleher, Angus Curtis and Eoghan Clarke all miss out on the squad through injuryMon May 21 2018 - 11:41
Ulster can overcome all the distractionsUlster v Ospreys preview: Kingspan stadium, Sunday (3.05, live on BBC 2)Sat May 19 2018 - 05:48
Warriors will need to take a clinical approach against ScarletsDefending Pro14 champions won’t be cowed by hostile venue, but Scots could shade thisFri May 18 2018 - 06:00
Rugby Statistics: Totemic Toner towers above his Leinster team-matesSecondrow played more minutes than any other Leinster player in Champions Cup campaignThu May 17 2018 - 07:00
Champions Cup final: Leinster player profilesJohn O’Sullivan runs the rule over Leo Cullen’s men ahead of their date with destinyFri May 11 2018 - 22:37
Champions Cup final: Racing 92 player profilesJohn O’Sullivan looks at the Parisians ahead of their clash with Leinster in BilbaoFri May 11 2018 - 20:57
Leinster didn't lose one lineout against Saracens and ScarletsOne area in which Racing will have to improve massively is in disciplineThu May 10 2018 - 07:00
Pro14 final brought forward to avoid Champions League clashPro14 decider will now be played at 6pm on Saturday, May 26thWed May 09 2018 - 17:31
Jordan Larmour set to start for Leinster against Racing 92 as James Lowe misses outJamison Gibson-Park and Rory O’Loughlin expected to be named in matchday squadWed May 09 2018 - 16:29
Greg Feek departing after World Cup as coaches extend contractsFeek will take up a position with Japanese club side Ricoh in the coming weeksWed May 09 2018 - 12:14
Rory McIlroy endures the birthday blues at Quail HollowTwo-time champion makes the cut despite struggling to 76Sat May 05 2018 - 01:34
How much will it cost you to watch rugby on TV next season?TG4 will broadcast 34 matches per season, but will not include Munster and Leinster derbiesThu May 03 2018 - 22:14
RTÉ and TV3 will be bidders if Eir Sport sells part of Rugby World Cup rightsIreland rugby matches in Rugby World Cup have to be free-to-airThu May 03 2018 - 21:51
Rugby Statistics: Leinster's champion journey to BilbaoIf Leo Cullen's side can also lift the Pro14 title they would eclipse class of 2011Thu Apr 26 2018 - 07:00
Ulster ban news journalists from Tuesday’s press conferenceSome rugby reporters complained their ability to work had become compromisedWed Apr 25 2018 - 06:00
Ulster Rugby maintains ban on news journalistsUlster were unhappy with tone and line of questioning taken by some news reportersTue Apr 24 2018 - 13:11
Leinster back in final thanks to macro and micro focusThe collective matters more than any personal considerations for the Leinster playersMon Apr 23 2018 - 06:30
Leinster gameplan gets them comfortably into the finalScarlets dismantled with ruthless efficiency as Leinster learn from previous humiliationMon Apr 23 2018 - 05:30
Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac generous in his praise for LeinsterNew Zealander believes knock-on call and try before half-time changed gameSat Apr 21 2018 - 19:57
Irrepressible Leinster storm into Champions Cup finalLeinster make hay in Dublin sunshine as Scarlets blown awaySat Apr 21 2018 - 17:51
Tough challenge for Ulster on a night of retirementsIain Henderson has been handed captaincy, with Rory Best on the benchFri Apr 20 2018 - 23:00
Munster must maintain high tempo to unsettle RacingFrench team possess some outstanding players in Teddy Thomas and Leone NakarwaraFri Apr 20 2018 - 23:00
Earls v Thomas and Ringrose v Williams: the battles Munster and Leinster faceAn examination of the players set to play a big part in their Champions Cup semi-finalsFri Apr 20 2018 - 07:00
Rugby Statistics: Leinster must beware flying Scarlets out wideHalfpenny and Sexton set for battle off the tee - but Maxime Machenaud leads the wayThu Apr 19 2018 - 07:04
Rob Evans and Scarlets’ band of brothers on a missionAviva Stadium and Leinster hold no fears for Pivac’s in-form Welsh sideThu Apr 19 2018 - 06:00
Shoulder surgery would rule Seán O’Brien out of summer tourLeinster and Ireland flanker has been ridiculously unfortunate with injury this seasonWed Apr 18 2018 - 12:37
Determined Scott Fardy fully focused on taking final stepAustralian enjoying his first season with Leinster and now has Scarlets in his sightsWed Apr 18 2018 - 06:00
Leinster not looking to repeat history against ScarletsWelsh side that awaits Cullen’s men defeated province in last season’s Pro14 semi-finalMon Apr 16 2018 - 06:00
Leinster left red-faced as Benetton complete exemplary raidTreviso become first Italian club to win in Dublin after error-ridden display by hostsMon Apr 16 2018 - 06:00
Leinster turned over by determined Benetton at RDSSean O’Brien suffered more injury woe after a bang on the shoulder forced him to go offSat Apr 14 2018 - 21:55
O’Brien and Larmour return for Leinster against TrevisoJoey Carbery selected for first start this season as Leinster outhalfSat Apr 14 2018 - 01:00
Controversial Goosen returns to the fray for Munster clashSpringbok starts for Cheetahs as Van Graan makes nine changes to visitors’ line-upFri Apr 13 2018 - 06:01
End of an era as Bective depart the national stageClub must rebrand and focus on youth development in order to reclaim lost groundFri Apr 13 2018 - 06:00
Ulster Bank League: All the final-day permutationsBective Rangers lose place as senior club as Garryowen and Clontarf vie for play-off spotFri Apr 13 2018 - 06:00
Rugby Stats: Tadhg Beirne is one of the Pro14's ironmenPlayers who accumulate most Pro14 minutes tend not to be playing Test rugbyThu Apr 12 2018 - 06:35
Munster sign South African centre Dries SwanepoelProvince also confirmed Mike Sherry and Jeremy Loughman have extended contractsTue Apr 10 2018 - 14:54
Ireland get off to strong start at Hong Kong SevensWinner of the repechage tournament will earn a place on elite World Sevens circuitFri Apr 06 2018 - 15:57
Ireland’s men aim for elite Sevens status in Hong KongBilly Dardis and his Irish team mates are one of 12 teams that will battle it out this weekendThu Apr 05 2018 - 13:51
What we learned from the Champions Cup weekendZebo fortunate, durable Sexton, O’Mahony’s lineout nous, Arnold and O’Donoghue impressMon Apr 02 2018 - 19:30
All in the Scrum: Toulon’s Mathieu Bastareaud honest in defeatMunster old boys Pau-er to Stade Francais win while Aviva pays tribute to HeaslipMon Apr 02 2018 - 13:32
Dan Leavy leads the way as Leinster dethrone SaracensDefending champions well beaten by clinical Leinster in Champions Cup quarter-finalSun Apr 01 2018 - 19:27
