IRFU report deficit of almost €36m as Covid-19 impact laid bare in accountsPhilip Browne warns of consequences to game if supporters are kept away for extended periodFri Oct 23 2020 - 14:54
Fresh faces and renewed appetite: Is this a new era for Irish rugby?With an average age of 28 for Italy match, squad has an opportunity to regain its mojoFri Oct 23 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19 precautions lead to Ireland changes for Women’s Six Nations clash with ItalyEimear Considine and Laura Feely ruled out of Saturday’s encounterThu Oct 22 2020 - 17:23
Beirne wants Ireland to be Six Nations turnover kingsSecondrow plans to seize ‘unbelievable opportunity’ and play big part in breakdown battleThu Oct 22 2020 - 01:00
Hugo Keenan and Will Connors to make Ireland debuts against ItalyAndy Farrell opts for Bundee Aki and Garry Ringrose in midfield for Six Nations clashWed Oct 21 2020 - 14:08
Beibhinn Parsons ready to move on the next levelAfter her Leaving Cert experience the Ireland wing has an unexpected Six Nations reprieveWed Oct 21 2020 - 06:00
Stockdale and Ringrose on board with expansive Irish game plan‘Heads up’ rugby all the rage as Farrell’s Ireland prepare for new campaignTue Oct 20 2020 - 01:30
IRFU will charter plane for women’s team to FranceEight years ago the team had to take a flight and an overnight train to play in PauMon Oct 19 2020 - 16:04
The Offload: Spectre of doping hangs heavy over South African rugbySimon Zebo’s two-try salvo shows his finest years are being spent in Paris with RacingMon Oct 19 2020 - 11:21
Kerry to Dublin with the window down: Griffin driven to succeed with IrelandIreland play rescheduled Six Nations match against Italy at Donnybrook on SaturdayMon Oct 19 2020 - 06:00
Sporting upsets: Japan light the blue touch paper as Ireland slowly wiltBrave Blossoms’ win sparks beginning of the end for Schmidt’s side and inspires a nationFri Oct 16 2020 - 06:00
Finland 1 Republic of Ireland 0: Ireland player ratingsGavin Cummiskey runs the rule over Kenny’s side on another frustrating eveningWed Oct 14 2020 - 19:29
The Offload: Inspired John Cooney bounces back from the lowsRule changes for women’s clubs might provide a glimpse into the future of the gameMon Oct 12 2020 - 10:00
Ireland 0 Wales 0: Irish player ratings in Nations League drawMatt Doherty fills in at centre back as Shane Long fails to take huge scoring opportunitySun Oct 11 2020 - 16:37
Joe Schmidt named World Rugby’s high performance director‘We are delighted to appoint a person of Joe’s calibre, expertise and global credibility’Thu Oct 08 2020 - 13:02
The Offload: Reincarnation of ‘Rog’ in a Tipp fella’s skinJohann van Graan has been holding out for a hero and Ben Healy delivered on SaturdayMon Oct 05 2020 - 06:00
Rugby in a pandemic: Welcome to the season from the edge of oblivionThe return of supporters is seen as vital to the future of the professional gameSat Oct 03 2020 - 06:00
The Offload: Springbok heavyweights heading for Pro14South African sides set to join European competition; Joy Neville’s strange exclusionMon Sept 28 2020 - 10:02
Pro 14 organisers will not bring forward 8.15pm kick-offsPremier League has changed kick-off times due to new UK pub curfew lawsThu Sept 24 2020 - 17:59
The Offload: Saracens prove Pro14 is not fit for purposeThe alternative to fans in stadiums, according to the IRFU, is financial collapseMon Sept 21 2020 - 09:00
Mark McCall glad Saracens ‘could flip a switch and just turn it on’Saracens’ director of rugby impressed by his frontrow despite lack of preparationMon Sept 21 2020 - 06:00
Saracens deliver the brutal blueprint on how to beat LeinsterMako Vunipola immense at scrum time as visitors harrass and hound in the back fieldSat Sept 19 2020 - 18:39
Maro Itoje proves he has no peer in the northern hemisphereDeath by a thousand turnovers destroys invincible season at first meaningful hurdleSat Sept 19 2020 - 17:52
Champions Cup: Leinster v Saracens - Saracens player profilesGavin Cummiskey assesses the defending champions ahead of their date in DublinFri Sept 18 2020 - 14:00
Champions Cup: Leinster v Saracens - Leinster player profilesGavin Cummiskey looks at the Leinster XV looking for revenge at the Aviva StadiumFri Sept 18 2020 - 14:00
Georgian rugby vice-president arrested after player shot in the legRamaz Kharazishvili’s life not in danger after incident at the offices of governing bodyThu Sept 17 2020 - 16:19
Gavin Cummiskey: Does the Mark McCall era at Saracens really count?It’s hard to see how legacy of club’s cheating won’t leave a stain on his coaching careerThu Sept 17 2020 - 06:00
The Offload: Farrell’s five-week ban sets a dangerous precedentBristol’s Pat Lam chances his arm, rugby needs a mega star as Amazon comes callingMon Sept 14 2020 - 10:00
Iain Henderson v James Ryan proves an unfair contestLeinster possess at least three dominant big men in Ryan, Scott Fardy, and Caelan DorisSun Sept 13 2020 - 13:43
Subdued celebrations for Leinster as Saracens move into focusLeo Cullen’s side parade a third-straight title in front of an empty house at the AvivaSat Sept 12 2020 - 22:45
Impossible is nothing. Beating Leinster, though, might be trickierUlster will need all the heroics they can muster up to topple the title-holdersFri Sept 11 2020 - 06:00
Munster hit the right note after Canterbury’s sorry taleWendy Keenan outlines the importance of putting the players front and centreThu Sept 10 2020 - 06:00
Karma chameleon: Owen Farrell and the Zen of being Number 10The Offload: Fans miss out on semi-finals on the telly; Leo Cullen cries foul over poachingMon Sept 07 2020 - 10:43
Ian Madigan delivers timely reminder of enduring class in Edinburgh31-year-old buries a few ghosts as Murrayfield as Ulster progress into Pro14 finalMon Sept 07 2020 - 06:00
Ian Madigan kicks never-say-die Ulster into the Pro14 finalEdinburgh switched off in the last 20 minutes and Irish outhalf punishes them from the teeSat Sept 05 2020 - 21:51
Dan McFarland needs to shake off Ulster’s cobwebsUlster still building for the future but province have plenty still to play for in the short-termSat Sept 05 2020 - 06:00
Bulgaria 1 Ireland 1: How the Irish players rated in SofiaStephen Kenny’s first game saw promising signs of the way he wants to playThu Sept 03 2020 - 22:11
Sporting upsets: Shadow of ‘Susie’ still lingers over seismic rugby shock1995 Rugby World Cup final: South Africa 15 New Zealand 12 (aet)Thu Sept 03 2020 - 06:00
The Offload: Canterbury get Ireland women’s launch all wrongDylan Hartley’s book gives a revealing insight into rugby’s professional ‘guinea pigs’Mon Aug 31 2020 - 10:34
Abraham Papali’i Connacht debut proves short-lived but full of promiseJohann van Graan’s Munster have a tight turnaround before Leinster semi-finalMon Aug 31 2020 - 06:00
Munster trounce 13-man Connacht in feisty Aviva Stadium clashAbraham Papali’i sees red on provincial debut as new man Damian de Allende shinesSun Aug 30 2020 - 17:33
Pros and cons: Dion O’Cuinneagain on professionalism, then and nowThe former Irish captain is now a doctor in his native South AfricaSat Aug 29 2020 - 06:00
Pro14 inter-pros denied a full home audience due to Eir and Virgin dispute296,200 Virgin subscribers won’t have access after Eir removed its channels from platformThu Aug 27 2020 - 06:00
RG Snyman to decide on where to spend his ‘six to 12-month’ rehabilitationMunster’s injury crisis deepens with Springbok star facing up to a year outThu Aug 27 2020 - 05:00
Ulster and Leinster clash to go ahead despite Covid-19 cluster in Ulster academyOne member of the senior squad identified as a potential conact has begun self-isolationWed Aug 26 2020 - 21:30
Munster’s RG Snyman facing ‘six to 12 months’ out with knee injuryProvince won’t be allowed to bring in new players despite Thomond Park injury crisisWed Aug 26 2020 - 14:38
Pro14 drawing up two blueprints with South Africans out until 2021Ulster’s experiment with Jacob Stockdale at fullback could reap rewards for IrelandWed Aug 26 2020 - 06:00
Worst sporting moment: Wales beat Ireland in Wellington - the one which really got awaySexton left out as golden generation miss the chance of a lifetime in 2011 Rugby World CupTue Aug 25 2020 - 06:00
The Offload: Chris Farrell was a distant relative of the man of the matchSomebody tell the young Munster halfbacks to go for it rather than accepting defeatMon Aug 24 2020 - 10:00
Munster’s luck continues to bottom out as Leinster enjoy happier returnInjuries to RG Snyman and Dave Kilcoyne will test Johann van Graan’s strategic reachMon Aug 24 2020 - 06:00
