South African secondrow’s ruptured knee ligament against Glasgow brings his season to a premature end

Rob Baloucoune undergoes ‘successful’ elbow surgery and could be fit for Ireland games in Nations Championship

Province in strangely vulnerable position and continuing struggle with great expectations will likely hinge on next three weeks

Hooker craves 'big days’ as Leinster face into pressure phase of season

The outhalf earned 11 Irish caps during his career

Locks James Ryan and RG Snyman will be assessed later in the week ahead of game on Friday night

Belfast fighter knows defeat against US opponent will all but end his title aspirations

Now his week-to-week challenges under Leo Cullen are how to navigate the competitive secondrow

Bundee Aki, Dan Sheehan and Josh van der Flier also sign deals with James Lowe’s future still to be decided

James Lowe remains unavailable after suffering groin injury in Ireland’s win over England at Twickenham

Ulster player has excelled despite moving from tighthead to loosehead prop

Jack Crowley and Caelan Doris had fine games as Ireland won the Triple Crown

Some officials on the Olympic Council of Ireland weren’t supportive of sending 1,500m runner

The Ireland flanker’s Six Nations profile this season is different from previous campaigns, a change he has had to adjust to

Triple Crown decider makes for an intense build-up to Saturday’s game in Dublin