The Irish Times

Deciding factor: When a Lions tour hinged on the third Test

Only five times in modern British & Irish Lions history has it gone down to a third and final decider

Sat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00

Jones says new players will form 60 per cent of England’s next World Cup squad

Head coach says incremental change will ensure a very different squad in France

Mon Apr 06 2020 - 18:30

Former England hooker Dylan Hartley retires from rugby

33-year-old forward retires due to knee injury after earning 97 England caps

Thu Nov 07 2019 - 13:15

Gerry Thornley: England set to be worthiest World Cup winners

Beating southern hemisphere’s big four to lift the trophy would be an unparalled feat

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 07:36

Pool C: Powerful England looking ominously well set

Eddie Jones’s side should go close in Japan with their big guns fit and firing in warm-ups

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 05:00

England name 25-man training squad to face Wales

Eddie Jones trims training panel ahead of next week’s Six Nations clash

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 12:59

Eddie Jones refuses to be drawn on England’s late disallowed try

Sam Underhill's late try against the All Blacks was disallowed by TMO for offside

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 20:28

England miss out on All Blacks win after controversial call

TMO rules out Sam Underhill’s late try for offside at Twickenham

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 17:27

Hartley closing in on a century of caps for England

But very inexperienced pack set to line up against South Africa at Twickenham

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 22:30

Dylan Hartley’s place on England tour of South Africa in jeopardy

Hooker missed Northampton’s past two matches with concussion

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 23:30

Ireland’s Grand ambition realised against England

History made as Joe Schmidt’s Green Machine secure Grand Slam at Twickenham

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 17:25

Eddie Jones struggles to put out the flames of video comments

England coach concedes that he will have to consider his public utterances in the future

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 14:59

Hartley and Daly to return for England clash with Ireland

Mixed injury news for English as Courtney Lawes and Nathan Hughes face long layoffs

Wed Mar 14 2018 - 15:52

England names bloated squad ahead of Six Nations finale

Eddie Jones retains 29-man squad for training session before numbers are cut

Tue Mar 13 2018 - 22:00

England hit by injury crisis in advance of France clash

Captain Dylan Hartley likely to miss out along with Sam Underhill and Jack Nowell

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 22:24

England’s Jonathan Joseph replaces Ben Te’o to face Wales

A second change will see Danny Care become England’s most capped scrum-half

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 10:14

Conor O’Shea undaunted by the scale of the Italian job

Head coach remains positive despite Italy’s current low place in the pecking order

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 06:00

Eddie Jones leaves Dylan Hartley out for first time in his tenure

George Ford and Chris Robshaw have been named as co-captains for Samoa match

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 10:52

Hartley escapes ban but Marler to miss Argentina and Australia clashes

Harlequins prop pleaded guilty to striking Wasps’ Will Rowlands with his forearm

Wed Oct 25 2017 - 16:33

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

Billy Vunipola could miss start of Six Nations after knee surgery

England number eight suffered cartilage damage in Saracens’ win over Sale

Sun Sept 24 2017 - 15:28

Can the Lions afford to omit their most proficient hooker in the set pieces?

If not selected as the starting hooker would Dylan Hartley become disruptive?

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40

Launchbury and Joseph set to miss out on Lions squad

Outhalf George Ford could also not be selected by Gatland for New Zealand tour

Tue Apr 18 2017 - 07:39

Gordon D’Arcy: Is the English rose about to wilt?

England may be closing in on record but they look a shadow of team that dominated 2016

Wed Mar 08 2017 - 07:45

World Rugby give backing to referee Romain Poite

Judged to have officiated correctly in face of Italy’s refusal to form rucks against England

Tue Feb 28 2017 - 13:39

Italy’s O’Shea not expecting to pull up trees – but seed has been planted

Former Ireland fullback is prioritising performances over results in Six Nations

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 06:00

Dylan Hartley confirmed as England captain for Six Nations

He was joined at press conference by Eddie Jones sporting a wound dressing on his face

Wed Jan 25 2017 - 10:33

Dylan Hartley ‘let down’ himself, Northampton and his country

England manager Eddie Jones says his captan will eligible for Six Nations selection

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 10:44

From Mayo to Ruan Pienaar- here’s to the sporting ‘losers’

Here’s to everyone who tried and came up short – i.e. the vast majority of sportspeople

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 07:00

Leinster should cruise against apathetic Northampton

Saints manager Jim Mallinder looks to have put Europe on back-burner in team selection

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 15:55

Dylan Hartley available for Six Nations after lenient six-week ban

England captain recieved a red card for collision which forced Sean O’Brien off after HIA

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 17:25

English rugby chief backs leadership of Dylan Hartley

Hooker faces disciplinary hearing on Wednesday after Leinster red card

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 13:13

Northampton have no complaints over Dylan Hartley red

Jim Mallinder accepts hooker will receive lengthy ban as Leo Cullen eyes Leinster ’s injuries

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 00:08

Red mist descends on Dylan Hartley in bonus point Leinster win

Leo Cullen’s team score five tries to see off Northampton in Franklin’s Gardens visit

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 22:17