The Irish Times

What’s Van Graan going to do that Bath’s other well-paid coaches couldn’t?

Whatever happens next, it already feels like the season is long beyond saving

Thu May 05 2022 - 14:09

‘Inspirational’ Tom Smith hailed as one of Scotland’s best after death aged 50

Brian O’Driscoll among those to pay tribute to the prop who played on two Lions tours

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 22:29

Owen Doyle: Lions pay a high price for key blunders by Williams and Curry

Penalty call against Lawes harsh but butchered try-scoring chances lost it

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 01:00

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

Lions backroom: Crowley and O’Reilly all geared up for a trip to South Africa

Irish pair important members of the Lions backroom team for the forthcoming tour

Fri May 07 2021 - 06:00

Lions squads have proved a moveable feast down the years

John O'Sullivan: Recent history shows that squad will number in the 40s by the end

Thu May 06 2021 - 06:00

Nigel Carolan’s long association with Connacht to end in the summer

Current backs coach has been involved with province for 26 years, starting as a player

Fri Mar 26 2021 - 15:00

Sports doctor hopes rugby has reached its tipping point

Bill Ribbans has offered surgical or medical care to Olympic and world champions

Sat Nov 14 2020 - 06:30

Sporting Controversies: The tackle that ended Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour

Umaga and Mealamu got away with it but the incident tarnished All Blacks’ brilliant series win

Wed May 20 2020 - 06:00

Collaboration is key to saving endangered British & Irish Lions

Concessions from Premiership vital if side are to continue as world game’s lifeblood

Thu Dec 12 2019 - 11:50

With Rugby World Cup success, Japan have become adept at saying nothing

Against all odds, rugby is now very much in the spotlight thanks to team's exploits

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 14:00

TV View: Japan serve up a three-star Michelin treat in Yokohama

All you could do was gorge on host’s display and worry about All Blacks another day

Sun Oct 13 2019 - 21:18

Rugby World Cup: Japan enthral a nation and beyond as they storm into quarter-finals

Ireland will now play world champions New Zealand in the last eight next Saturday

Sun Oct 13 2019 - 13:59

Rugby World Cup armchair fans facing a gruelling schedule

Not just players in Japan facing a stamina-sapping test as viewers prepare for long sit-in

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 10:00

Rob Howley’s fine career in the balance after betting allegations

Wales coach has never enjoyed public popularity despite success on and off the pitch

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 20:57

Warren Gatland ‘honoured’ to retain role as Lions head coach

Outgoing Wales boss becomes second person to lead Lions on three tours after McGeechan

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 11:20

Lions to name coach for South Africa tour on Wednesday

Warren Gatland set to be confirmed as coach for a third time later this week

Mon Jun 10 2019 - 17:41

Warren Gatland in line to lead 2021 Lions to South Africa

Wales coach the favourite to retain role after successful tours in 2013 and 2017

Sun Apr 21 2019 - 18:25

England crush Ireland with ‘signature performance’: the English press react

Manu Tuilagi enjoys a fine return as Ireland’s status as world number two is questioned

Sun Feb 03 2019 - 11:07

Exiled Danny Cipriani not trying to prove anybody wrong

‘That’s been the same story for six years though, hasn’t it? And it hasn’t got to me’

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 08:45

Stuart Lancaster in the frame to be next England head coach

Nigel Melville: ‘This is England, of course it would be great to have an English coach’

Wed Dec 05 2018 - 12:43

Drinks company backed by Jamie Heaslip wins £2m investment

Dublin-based firm to take 60 per cent stake in company behind coconut water brand

Mon May 28 2018 - 16:36

Warren Gatland open to coaching Lions on South Africa tour

Coach says he is ‘definitely finishing up’ with Wales after the 2019 Rugby World Cup

Sun Jul 09 2017 - 22:00

What history teaches us when Lions tours go to a decider

Looking back at the 10 times when the series was still alive going into the final game

Wed Jul 05 2017 - 07:45

Lions facing the greatest challenge in world sport? Try telling Westmeath

TV View: Forget Day of Destiny, we can’t wait for Day of Destiny: Part II™

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 13:35

Gerry Thornley: Reading between the Lions, this remains a squad united

Rumours of discontent, prompted by Steve Hansen among others, wide of the mark

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 06:27

Warren Gatland reiterates Lions are united after Maori win

Coach defends decision to call up players from touring Wales and Scotland squads

Sat Jun 17 2017 - 15:30

Width is key for Lions in stopping unfamiliar All Blacks style

Touring players far from used to the southern hemisphere attacking style they will face

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 14:30

Ian McGeechan says season should facilitate Lions tour

Ex-Lions coach calls for a better balance between domestic and international game

Wed May 31 2017 - 06:00

How bloody challenge has become part of Lions folklore

Softening up of the tourists has not been exclusively confined to warm-up games

Mon May 29 2017 - 19:23

Rugby Stats: Nervous times for Lions still involved with clubs

Many Irish players have full-blooded Pro12 clashes before they join up with squad

Thu May 18 2017 - 07:00

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

What lies ahead for . . . Lions coach, captain, squad balance, and strategy

If Gatland plays both Sexton and Owen Farrell, Lions look a little thin at outhalf

Wed Apr 19 2017 - 18:43

Gerry Thornley picks his Lions squad for New Zealand

Warren Gatland’s task this week is far from easy but it still represents calm before storm

Sat Apr 15 2017 - 05:00