The Irish Times

Matt Williams: Every great outhalf requires a proper consigliere to really shine

The role of the inside centre is letting the No 10 flourish is one of the game’s key combinations

Sat Feb 05 2022 - 06:00

Australia have not given up hope of Louis Lynagh playing for the Wallabies

Michael Lynagh’s son has been named in Eddie Jones’s extended squad for November games

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 16:07

Matt Williams: Time for players to rediscover the lost art of the torpedo punt

The 50-22 law empowers attacking teams to exploit some of that crucial empty space to telling effect

Sun Sept 26 2021 - 08:00

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

Ireland v England: Key head to head battles

John O’Sullivan looks at three of the key battles that’ll decide this Six Nations clash

Sat Mar 20 2021 - 07:00

Let’s face it, Saracens don’t really care that they are rugby’s most hated team

Often used as motivation, the club and supporters are aware of their pariah status

Sat Sept 19 2020 - 08:00

Game Changers: How Jonah Lomu’s dramatic arrival heralded rugby’s new dawn

Even now it is hard to fathom the level of impact the great All Blacks winger had on the game

Mon Jul 06 2020 - 06:00

Gerry Thornley: Beaumont and Pichot battle highlights hemisphere divide

Whoever wins the vote for chairman of World Rugby, difficult choices loom ahead

Tue Apr 28 2020 - 06:30

Former Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle received death threat last year

Staff were ordered not to leave any doors on the lower level of its headquarters open

Sun Apr 26 2020 - 18:10

Australian rugby union chief Raelene Castle resigns

Eleven former Wallabies players signed a letter earlier demanding leadership change

Thu Apr 23 2020 - 12:27

Medical experts cast doubt on safety of collective training in contact sports

Lancet report challenges idea that team sports can safely return to empty stadiums

Thu Apr 23 2020 - 06:00

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

RWC moments: Hamilton’s try, so near and yet . . .

Ireland were minutes away from a Rugby World Cup semi-final in 1991

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 10:00

More like the real deal as Ireland and Wales reshuffle their hands for farewell

Johnny Sexton returns on landmark day for captain Rory Best and manager Joe Schmidt

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 06:00

World Cup history and versatility point to gamble on Carbery

Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton not at heights of 2018 but are primed for World Cup tilt

Sat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00

Young Offenders and crime drama Dublin Murders headline RTÉ’s new season

Focus on climate change and Sean Quinn in offering from ‘flat broke’ broadcaster

Thu Aug 22 2019 - 12:06

Pool A: Ireland have enough credit in the bank despite 2019 malaise

Joe Schmidt will be hoping injuries are kind and his side can regain some form in Japan

Fri Aug 02 2019 - 05:00

Final countdown: Paddy Johns was a Saracens standout, on and off the pitch

Sexton’s Wembley wonder show; last of the tickets; Sarries chase record; team talk

Wed May 08 2019 - 06:00

Gerry Thornley: Epic final in prospect as two rugby machines collide

Most consistently dominant forces in Europe have proven their worth repeatedly

Tue May 07 2019 - 06:37

The Offload: The Ireland rugby team’s Icarus complex

The hits keep coming, and will keep on coming and coming, for clever Johnny Sexton

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 11:41

TV View: Sydney cauldron forges more Irish diamonds

Series win for Ireland a fitting end to three titanic, tight, tussles

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 17:00

TV View: Ireland wanted a series win not necessarily a whitewash

The Wallabies played with all the belligerence of a Michael Cheika team roasting

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 14:39

Late, late shows: Looking back at five of Ireland’s most dramatic finishes

Ireland are no strangers to late euphoria – and late heartbreak – when the clock runs out

Sun Feb 04 2018 - 08:00

Down with World Rugby, it would have been great craic

It would have required real imagination for World Rugby to see things the Irish way

Sat Nov 04 2017 - 09:00

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: One last time into the Six Nations breach with the old man

I say it every year. I can’t go through another championship sitting next to the old focker

Sun Jan 29 2017 - 12:00

Gordon D’Arcy: Problem solving in heat of battle is a real positive

Ability to think on their feet during games marks this Ireland team out as champions

Wed Nov 30 2016 - 07:45

Ireland v Australia: Everything you need to know

All the information needed as Joe Schmidt’s side take on the Wallabies in Dublin

Fri Nov 25 2016 - 14:09

Christmas reads: From manager madness to goalkeeper on brink

GAA, soccer and rugby followers certainly have lots to choose from this Christmas

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 07:30

Mary Hannigan’s TV View: All Black simplicity reigns supreme

World Cup final’s dramatic second half even had heretics rejoicing

Sun Nov 01 2015 - 22:36

Australia v New Zealand: a Rugby World Cup history

Ahead of next weekend’s final we look back at the rival’s three tournament meetings

Mon Oct 26 2015 - 12:00

Rugby World Cup kicks off in green and pleasant land

An exceedingly English opening ceremony gets Rugby World Cup 2015 under way

Fri Sept 18 2015 - 20:50

RWC #6: David Campese’s magic pass

Moment of genius helps Australia dispatch All Blacks in 1991 semi at Lansdowne Road

Sun Sept 13 2015 - 12:00

RWC #7: Michael Lynagh breaks Irish hearts

Wallabies bounce back after Gordon Hamilton’s late try to reach 1991 semi-finals

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 12:00

RWC #8: Gordon Hamilton’s try against Australia in 1991

David Campese can’t catch the Ballymena flanker as he puts Ireland on the brink of the semi-finals

Fri Sept 11 2015 - 12:00