Iain Henderson

Iain Henderson and Rob Herring sign contract extensions with Ulster

Ulster captain to move off his central IRFU contact at the end of this season

Wed Nov 20 2024 - 17:41

Iain Henderson’s season over after Ulster and Ireland lock undergoes toe surgery

Henderson will miss Ulster’s URC run-in and Ireland’s two-Test tour to South Africa in July

Tue May 14 2024 - 18:50

Warhorse Iain Henderson loving the twilight years with Ireland

Ulster lock is enjoying the competitive environment and the new talent coming through

Thu Mar 14 2024 - 06:00

Hugo Keenan and Garry Ringrose return to Ireland training ahead of England clash

Six Nations: Leinster duo train alongside Iain Henderson and Oli Jager as Ireland report a clean bill of health ahead of Twickenham trip

Tue Mar 05 2024 - 15:17

Iain Henderson and Jacob Stockdale among Ireland contingent made available to Ulster

Ulster captain Henderson likely to feature vs Ospreys despite featuring for Ireland given injuries to locks in the province’s squad

Tue Feb 13 2024 - 18:37

Iain Henderson says Ulster will review their scrum after unravelling against Bath

Discipline and a litany of errors contributed to such a decidedly one-sided second half in Champions Cup

Mon Dec 11 2023 - 06:00

Confident Ulster hoping to maintain home record against out-of-sorts Lions

Captain Iain Henderson returns to starting line-up for the first time this season following the Rugby World Cup

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 17:50

‘I’m unbelievably proud’: Farrell praises Ireland squad after heartbreaking Rugby World Cup exit

Sense of a missed opportunity will linger for a long, long time as All Blacks deny the prize of a semi-final against Argentina

Mon Oct 16 2023 - 06:00

Ireland v New Zealand: Andrew Porter mentally prepared to go into that All Black place

‘I think that we can take a lot of confidence from our previous encounters with them. I am just backing our own ability’

Thu Oct 12 2023 - 06:00

Rugby World Cup: Gerry Thornley predicts Ireland’s team to play New Zealand

Ireland vs New Zealand: James Ryan likely to be ruled out with Joe McCarthy or Ryan Baird set to replace him on the bench

Tue Oct 10 2023 - 19:15

Ireland v Scotland: Johnny Sexton knew it was ‘always going to come down to this game’

Iain Henderson and Dan Sheehan return to starting line-up for crucial clash in Paris

Fri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00

Rugby World Cup: Iain Henderson starts in place of James Ryan for Scotland clash

Robbie Henshaw could face a few weeks out with hamstring injury

Thu Oct 05 2023 - 16:46

Iain Henderson: ‘It means so much to us because it’s so fragile at times’

Samoa coach Seilala Mapasua says disrupting Ireland’s momentum was key

Sun Aug 27 2023 - 14:47

Iain Henderson: There’s been sessions in this preseason that’ve been the toughest in my career

Ireland’s captain against Italy forecasts huge Irish career for fellow secondrow Joe McCarthy

Sat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00

Ireland v England: Robbie Henshaw set to be named for Six Nations decider

Andy Farrell could make as little as two or three changes as injury toll not as bad as feared

Wed Mar 15 2023 - 20:51

Ireland respond in full after half-time bout of ‘organised chaos’

Ringrose and Henderson out, Doris, Sheehan and Kelleher to be monitored

Tue Mar 14 2023 - 05:00

Iain Henderson hopes Ireland take their ‘growth mindset’ to Murrayfield and beyond

The 31-year-old has stepped in for injured Tadhg Beirne, but knows that Scotland will be on the front foot and hungry for the win

Fri Mar 10 2023 - 05:00

Gordon D’Arcy: At the RDS Ulster’s mental strength failed to match their ambition

Josh van der Flier epitomised the attitude needed, which augurs well for Leinster’s spicy clash against La Rochelle

Wed Dec 07 2022 - 05:00

Iain Henderson out of New Zealand tour; Cultural issues with violence in the GAA

The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with ‘The Irish Times’ sports team

Tue Jun 28 2022 - 07:20

Maori All Blacks vs Ireland: Bundee Aki named captain as knee injury ends Iain Henderson’s tour

All of Ireland’s uncapped players start on Wednesday morning; Will Jordan added to list of All Blacks’ Covid absentees

Tue Jun 28 2022 - 06:35

Captain Iain Henderson and Stuart McCloskey declared fit for Ulster

Both Ulster and the Sharks can copperfasten a last-eight tie in front of their own supporters should they win

Thu May 19 2022 - 17:23

Dan McFarland: ‘If you want to win at this level you can’t afford those mistakes’

Agonisingly small margins for Ulster as potent Dupont-Ntamack threat proves key for Toulouse

Mon Apr 18 2022 - 06:00

Antoine Dupont has the final say as champions Toulouse pip Ulster

French aristocrats show their mettle to secure one-point aggregate win

Sat Apr 16 2022 - 22:32

Ulster must stay on the front foot when Toulouse come to town

The defending champions have shown before in Belfast how dangerous they can be

Fri Apr 15 2022 - 12:25

‘We’re playing bloody Toulouse in Toulouse’ - McFarland not focused on bigger haul

Ulster’s lead heading into the second leg could have been more if not for Ntamack

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 01:00

Mack Hansen and Finlay Bealham return to Connacht team

Ulster make 11 changes for Saturday’s game against the Bulls with Toulouse in mind

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 13:21

Luke Marshall in Ulster squad for South Africa after over year out

McFarland picks Ireland internationals for tour while Jenkins returns for Munster

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 17:15

Owen Doyle: Wayne Barnes’ loud continuous communication is over the top

Scotland captain Stuart Hogg could learn a lot about leadership from the Italians

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 06:00

Five moments that defined the Six Nations championship

From Ireland’s lineout woes in Paris to subtle help for match-winning Ange Capuozzo

Sun Mar 20 2022 - 15:47

Ireland wrap up Triple Crown with bonus-point win over Scotland

Conor Murray try completes comfortable victory to secure first silverware won on home soil since 2004

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 18:43

Six Nations: Ireland on cusp of winning first trophy on home soil in 18 years

Prospect of Triple Crown will keep players’ focus on Scotland and not on Paris outcome

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 06:00

Andy Farrell: Ireland have too much respect for Scotland to be complacent

‘Our lads won’t have one minute’s thought about what’s going on in Paris’

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 06:00

Joe McCarthy exceeding expectations in rise to the top

Towering Trinity and Leinster secondrow earns early call-up to Ireland squad

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 01:04

Owen Doyle: Not even South Africa could've resisted England's illegal scrum

Real question now for James Ryan is how many serious knocks to the head are enough

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 06:00