The Irish Times

RFU accused of ‘dishonesty’ in backing England coach Eddie Jones

Former internationals question ‘progress’ as last year’s poor Six Nations result repeated

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 06:00

Joanne O'Riordan: Women’s Barbarians grab chance to shine on big stage

Twickenham game in front of a record crowd showed what possibilities could lie in store

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 06:49

Sport may have to become ‘boring’ to ensure safety, says UK sports minister

Nigel Huddleston warns of financial threat from increased concussion lawsuits

Tue May 25 2021 - 22:30

Eye-tracking technology trialled in bid to diagnose concussion

Oculomotor function believed to alter at the time of concussion or shortly afterwards

Tue May 18 2021 - 05:00

Ronan Michael revelling in his sporting life after landing in Super League

Dubliner began by playing union as a child before trying his hand at other code

Fri May 07 2021 - 06:30

Joanne O’Riordan: New plan needed to get women’s rugby on a level playing pitch

Watching amateurs being humiliated by pro teams won’t entice any girl to take up the sport

Thu Apr 08 2021 - 06:45

Owen Doyle: New laws on Australian show could turn rugby union into league

Union’s struggle for popularity in Australia has seen new controversial rules adopted

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 06:00

Owen Doyle: Culture of ‘clip memory’ among modern referees not cutting it on the pitch

There’s nothing to beat knowing the laws when you step out on the pitch

Sat Mar 06 2021 - 13:30

Jack Willis hoping for opportunity against Ireland after impressive England debut

Wasps flanker earned memorable first cap but faces stiff competition in Jones’s backrow

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 01:00

Rugby players will face daily screening as part of return protocols

World Rugby says wearing of masks and gloves at training not deemed essential

Tue May 05 2020 - 20:00

Gerry Thornley: IRFU can’t forget about the clubs in these trying times

Fears that some clubs might never recover from lack of activity during coronavirus outbreak

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 06:00

Ireland go to number one with win over Wales

Ireland mark Joe Schmidt’s final game in Dublin with nine-point win

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 16:32

Welsh and Scottish unions to ‘donate directly’ to Doddie Weir MND charity

Unions bow to pressure and will to donate a joint six-figure sum from proceeds of the Principality Stadium encounter on Saturday

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 15:37

Howley lets bygones be bygones after Sean O’Brien criticism

‘It’s tomorrow’s fish and chip paper, isn’t it? It will soon be forgotten’

Sat Oct 28 2017 - 23:53

Welsh warned to expect the unexpected against Scotland

Captain Alun Wyn Jones looks ahead and past devastating defeat to England

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 20:43

Alun Wyn Jones in line to be named Welsh captain

Wales interim head coach Rob Howley to name Six Nations squad on Tuesday

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 20:41

New Zealand minister backs Ireland’s Rugby World Cup bid

Murray McCully says Ireland would be ‘a terrific place’ to host the tournament

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 20:31

Gaelic football makes its mark and the Gael’s heart soars

The new rule for next season should appeal to traditionalists and controversialists alike

Fri Dec 02 2016 - 21:00

Rio 2016: Sonny Bill Williams a tough man with soft centre

A marque name for the All Blacks has to see off Fiji to keep to normal high standards

Mon Aug 08 2016 - 19:20

Fergus Slattery: Survival of amateur rugby is a real concern

Lifeblood of the game must be protected by charter if it is to survive

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 08:00

And the best British actor is . . . Saoirse Ronan? Really?

Why does the London Film Critics’ Circle refer to Irish actors as British? It’s baffling

Sun Dec 20 2015 - 17:42

Widespread use of steroids as much a part of rugby’s culture as tying your laces

Rugby people speak privately of coaches telling young players to ‘bulk up’

Fri Nov 27 2015 - 01:00

Two Welsh rugby players banned for doping

“There is no place for doping within sport, and it certainly doesn’t fit in with the values of rugby union”

Mon Nov 16 2015 - 17:39

Warren Gatland declares no interest in England job

Wales head coach dismisses reports claiming he will succeed Stewart Lancaster

Sat Nov 14 2015 - 17:27

Jonathan Davies ruled out of 2015 World Cup

Wales centre will undergo surgery on his ruptured anterior cruciate ligament

Wed May 27 2015 - 12:41

Wales prop Samson Lee forced out of Scotland tie

Frontrow was unable to complete final component of return to play protocols

Fri Feb 13 2015 - 17:00

George North given extended recovery period in solitary change for Scotland game

Liam Williams comes into Wales team in otherwise unchanged team from England defeat

Wed Feb 11 2015 - 12:25

World Rugby accepts WRU explanation of George North concussion

Player should have come off but WRU cleared of blame as new prevention measures announced

Tue Feb 10 2015 - 11:13

Joseph strikes as England draw first blood in Six Nations

Bath centre caps dynamic display with brilliant second-half score against Wales

Fri Feb 06 2015 - 22:53

Wales head coach Warren Gatland names Six Nations team 48 hours early

George North and hooker Richard Hibbard have both been named to face England

Mon Feb 02 2015 - 12:12

Ulster set to turn out near full strength

Province travels to Wales with many international players named to play

Fri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00

Leigh Halfpenny could have Toulon contract terminated

Club owner investigating whether Welsh international arrived in France with groin injury

Tue Sept 16 2014 - 13:17

Who has longest tongue? Weird new Guinness World Records

Brian O’ Driscoll, champion Irish horse Hurricane Fly and 179 shaved heads

Wed Sept 10 2014 - 07:21

Welsh rugby union agrees 10 dual contracts with key players

Sam Warburton, Alun-Wyn Jones and Gethin Jenkins covered under rugby services agreement

Thu Aug 28 2014 - 20:08