The Irish Times

Mark McCall says Saracens could sacrifice Europe to avoid relegation

English club set to put out youthful sides in defence of Champions Cup

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 17:54

Joey Carbery proves the big cheese as Munster roll Gloucester

Outhalf scores 26 points as Johann van Graan’s side make a huge statement

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 22:05

John O'Sullivan: who are the Champions Cup's headline performers so far?

Likes of Gloucester’s Morgan and Toulouse’s Guitoune pose real threat to provinces’ hopes

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 07:00

Exeter up against it as Champions Cup hopes hang by a thread

Gloucester can go ahead of Munster with victory over English rivals on Friday

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 14:34

Eddie Jones drops Mike Brown from England squad for first time

Harlequins full-back will play no part against South Africa after being left out of the 25

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 18:09

Cipriani red card tilts matters firmly in Munster’s direction

Carbery and Beirne impressive as Van Graan’s side claim bonus point victory

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 07:00

Out-of-sorts Munster claim five points against 14-man Gloucester

Danny Cipriani’s first-half sending off changed course of Champions Cup tie

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 15:53

Munster on the cusp of a complete performance

If Van Graan’s side deliver, Thomond will again seem an imposing fortress to Gloucester

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00

Gloucester hold on against Castres to go top of Munster’s pool

Danny Cipriani inspires Cherry and Whites to victory with Eddie Jones watching on

Sun Oct 14 2018 - 15:17

Connacht run out of road against Gloucester

Connacht lose out in thrilling Challenge Cup quarter-final at the Sportsground

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 16:30

Bad boys, bad boys: Citings disrupt England’s Test plans

Dylan Hartley, Joe Marler and Nathan Hughes all facing disciplinary hearings

Tue Oct 24 2017 - 09:48

Ben Te’o named in England squad for autumn internationals

Eddie Jones picks six uncapped players and recalls Tom Wood amidst injury crisis

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 10:31

Graham Henry: England’s trash talking handed Australia a perfect team talk

Wallabies now genuine contenders thanks to work of Mario Ledesma with their pack

Mon Oct 05 2015 - 15:52

Many reasons why England lost to Australia but scrum was key

Former Argentina hooker Mario Ledesma did the impossible and fixed the Wallabies scrum

Sun Oct 04 2015 - 17:55

England drop Sam Burgess as Jonathan Joseph returns

Ben Morgan returns at number eight as lock Joe Launchbury starts his first RWC match

Thu Oct 01 2015 - 14:48

Eddie Jones: Steffon Armitage should have been called upon

Japan boss says ‘England simply don’t have the specialist skills to compete with them’

Thu Oct 01 2015 - 09:38

Jonathan Joseph fit to return for England - reports

Number eight Ben Morgan also fit to replace Billy Vunipola for crucial Australia game

Wed Sept 30 2015 - 09:02

Gordon D’Arcy: Burgess is blunder that could bury England

Bath centre lacks the sense of timing required to be effective at international level

Wed Sept 30 2015 - 07:45

Owen Farrell and Sam Burgess start Wales showdown

Lancaster insists selection hasn’t been influenced by how Wales will play at Twickenham

Thu Sept 24 2015 - 09:58

England’s Jonathan Joseph a major doubt for Wales game

Henry Slade likely to step in for the crunch pool match in place of the injured centre

Tue Sept 22 2015 - 14:13

Sam Burgess on bench as England unchanged for World Cup opener against Fiji

Coach Stuart Lancaster keeps faith with the side that beat Ireland in final warm-up

Mon Sept 14 2015 - 17:17

Gordon D’Arcy: New breed will define World Cup

Defences are so organised that pace and power are essential to modern game

Wed Sept 09 2015 - 10:03

Liam Toland: Ireland punished by England’s quicker ball

Losing the averages against the big boys at the breakdown will mean losing the match

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 08:30

‘We have two weeks now to get it right, rest bodies’

O’Mahony believes Ireland are building nicely, but have huge amount of work to do

Mon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00

Error-strewn Ireland display not what Joe Schmidt required

Concern over a number of walking wounded after loss to England at Twickenham

Sat Sept 05 2015 - 18:18

England pair Barritt and Joseph in midfield for Ireland clash

Stuart Lancaster names strong XV for Saturday’s clash at Twickenham

Tue Sept 01 2015 - 18:11

Sam Burgess makes England 31-man World Cup squad

Ben Morgan is in despite just 40 minutes of competitive rugby since breaking his leg

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 14:53

Sam Burgess impresses on England debut despite yellow card

Former rugby league player made a number of big hits against France

Sat Aug 15 2015 - 22:22

England give Sam Burgess his first start

Rugby League convert will make his debut against France next weekend

Mon Aug 10 2015 - 19:35

Stuart Lancaster still frustrated by last year’s Six Nations failure

Despite defeating Ireland last year they lost out to their rivals through points difference

Mon Feb 02 2015 - 13:27

Steffon Armitage and Toulon team-mate arrested over attack

2014 European Player of the Year was set to be part of England’s World Cup plans

Thu Jan 29 2015 - 09:42

Owen Farrell ruled out of England’s Six Nations campaign

Saracens outhalf suffered a high-grade medial knee ligament strain in defeat to Clermont

Tue Jan 27 2015 - 15:57

Danny Cipriani named in England Six Nations training squad

Nick Easter is also selected ahead of Wales game while Sam Burgess makes Saxons squad

Wed Jan 21 2015 - 11:19

Anthony Foley rues Munster’s errors after Saracens defeat

‘I am sure if you look at it you will see a lot of big errors before they score and that was frustrating’

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 16:41