IRFU strategy may backfire when Schmidt bids farewellCoach has altered thinking of many players, but when he leaves will a mass exodus ensue?Sat Nov 04 2017 - 07:00
Laporte slams ‘amateur’ RWC 2023 reportFFR president disregards World Rugby’s endorsement of South AfricaSat Nov 04 2017 - 00:47
World Rugby will expect exemption on French law on dopingWR sought assurances, as a positive test in France is considered a criminal offenceTue Oct 31 2017 - 19:22
Moment of truth beckons for future of Irish women’s rugbyIRFU moves to plot a new way forward after six-month part-time coaching plan backfiresSat Oct 28 2017 - 07:00
Railway Union seeks committee inclusion ‘to influence women’s rugby’Club wants bylaw on senior status to be amended to include women’s AILSat Oct 28 2017 - 07:00
Railway Union accuses Leinster Branch of gender discriminationWomen’s club seeking senior status, only granted to clubs with male teams in leagueFri Oct 27 2017 - 06:00
IRFU admits ‘causing confusion’ on future of women’s rugbyUnion makes no update to ad seeking ‘part-time casual’ head coach despite concernsTue Oct 24 2017 - 21:31
IRFU steering group will review strategy for women’s gameGroup will make recommendations about strategies for development and growthTue Oct 24 2017 - 20:16
Players’ union to represent women’s squad in IRFU talksRPI were previously only linked to female amateur players on a support basisMon Oct 23 2017 - 19:14
Garry Ringrose ruled out of November Tests by Leo CullenLeinster coach Leo Cullen says Leinster centre will return to action in DecemberMon Oct 23 2017 - 07:00
Women’s rugby protests IRFU’s move to seek part-time head coach‘Legacy’ wristband campaign aimed at highlighting union’s ‘kick in the teeth’Mon Oct 23 2017 - 06:30
Ruthless Leinster tear Glasgow Warriors apartSexton avoids concussion in brutal encounter with four forced off with head injuriesSun Oct 22 2017 - 17:08
Irish women’s rugby ‘Legacy’ campaign gathers paceWrist band campaign against IRFU treatment of women’s game goes internationalSun Oct 22 2017 - 12:42
Sublime Johnny Sexton steers Leinster to Glasgow bonus pointProvince run in four tries once again to all but end Warriors’ Champions Cup hopesSat Oct 21 2017 - 15:41
Ante firmly upped as Leinster face wounded Glasgow WarriorsJohnny Sexton back in the saddle as Stuart Hogg returns looking to keep Glasgow aliveSat Oct 21 2017 - 06:30
Shane Jennings gradually adjusting to real life after rugby‘The key was to be part of a winning culture. And then just leave it’ says ex-Leinster manSat Oct 21 2017 - 06:00
IRFU downgrades women’s coach to part-time roleNew candidate will also only be offered a six-month contractTue Oct 17 2017 - 20:00
‘We could have no qualms if we came away with a loss’ – Billy HollandMunster relieved in the end to prise two points from the visit to CastresTue Oct 17 2017 - 06:00
Rassie Erasmus: ‘There is a great character coming to Munster’Erasmus gives seal of approval to the province’s new head coach Johann van GraanMon Oct 16 2017 - 05:00
Rassie Erasmus stays tight-lipped on Munster departure dateSouth African didn’t provide any clarity on the situation despite comments from lawyerSun Oct 15 2017 - 16:05
Munster and Castres can’t be separated in scrappy stalemateProvince begin Champions Cup campaign with error-strewn draw to forget in FranceSun Oct 15 2017 - 15:27
One year on: Munster still living through Anthony Foley’s life and deathRTÉ documentary tells the story of the Shannon, Munster and Ireland rugby manSat Oct 14 2017 - 07:00
Time for Munster’s young guns to earn their spursVisit to Castres a tough assignment for several of the newer faces in Erasmus’s sideFri Oct 13 2017 - 20:49
Rassie Erasmus sizes up physical challenge of CastresCoach expects hard-hitting contest up front in Munster’s Champions Cup opener in FranceThu Oct 12 2017 - 06:00
Johann van Graan arrives at Munster with no head coaching experienceRassie Erasmus will remain on to facilitate a changeover before leaving in NovemberWed Oct 11 2017 - 15:32
Erasmus expected to opt for Bleyendaal as Munster outhalfJJ Hanrahan may not make match-day squad for the visit to Castres on SundayWed Oct 11 2017 - 01:01
New book revives criticism of Stuart Lancaster’s England reignFormer RFU director of rugby cites decision to fast-track Sam Burgess as a ‘tipping point’Tue Oct 10 2017 - 06:00
Definitive treatment for concussion still up for debateSymposium hears US experts take issue with the current model adhered to by IRFUMon Oct 09 2017 - 05:30
Battle for starting Munster outhalf spot has national implicationsErasmus: ‘We know who is our number one 10 and we will go with him next week’Mon Oct 09 2017 - 05:00
Peter O’Mahony took ‘huge offence’ from post-match questionFormer international Reggie Corrigan had asked the Munster captain about intensitySat Oct 07 2017 - 18:18
Sub-concussive blows can cause brain injury, says Trinity researchDamage was suffered despite every player examined being free of concussion symptomFri Oct 06 2017 - 06:45
Pat Gilroy poised to take over as Dublin hurling bossFormer football manager expected to see off the challenge of Cuala’s Mattie KennyThu Oct 05 2017 - 19:30
Schmidt’s first panel will have a bolter - Max Deegan perhapsHard to read Ireland coach’s mind as he prepares to choose squad against SpringboksThu Oct 05 2017 - 07:00
Kieran Keane makes his absence felt at Champions Cup launchNew Connacht coach has ‘old-school values’ says assistant coach Nigel CarolanTue Oct 03 2017 - 01:00
Scott Fardy taking nothing for granted after long climb to the topAustralian international forward eager to grasp his new latest opportunity with LeinsterThu Sept 28 2017 - 06:00
Heaslip and Lowe left out of Leinster’s European squadNumber eight’s ‘complicated’ back injury could keep him out until JanuaryWed Sept 27 2017 - 16:04
Scott Fardy: Game needs to become more professionalTwo incidents will ensure Leinster’s trek to South Africa remains memorableTue Sept 26 2017 - 06:00
Leinster’s Lions expected to feature against Edinburgh on FridayDevin Toner and Scott Fardy also back in contention after missing South Africa tripMon Sept 25 2017 - 15:16
Six Nations struggling to secure new sponsor for 2018Only one offer currently on the table following RBS decision to end 14-year dealSun Sept 24 2017 - 23:00
Expansion will hurt Pro14 in long run unless South Africans improveTournament turned down US franchise over gulf in class but current deal seems little betterSat Sept 23 2017 - 07:00
Connacht eye second win in Pro14 as they host CardiffAndrew Deegan to make debut against a Cardiff Blues side that has lost all three gamesSat Sept 23 2017 - 01:00
Cheetahs leave Leinster jaded and embarrassed in equal measureOne positive was the sight of Barry Daly running in a slick hat-trick for visitorsFri Sept 22 2017 - 21:36
James McCarthy enjoys a Blue Monday after his final flourishDublin midfielder among heroes of renown reconvening in Smithfield as the light declinesTue Sept 19 2017 - 07:00
Jim Gavin leaves the elation to others as he ticks off another titleDublin manager remains on message as three-in-a-row annexedMon Sept 18 2017 - 07:00
Jim Gavin: ‘Composure has been the hallmark of these guys’Dublin manager praises his side’s discipline after competing three-in-a-rowSun Sept 17 2017 - 19:34
David Clifford proves a minor miracle as Kerry blitz DerryCaptain scores 4-4 and shows why Kerry will make every effort to keep himSun Sept 17 2017 - 19:18
Minor final is culmination of Derry and Kerry rivalryFour-in-a-row chasing Kerry beat Derry in 2015 and 2016 in the outgoing gradeSat Sept 16 2017 - 01:00
Kingdom hoping to hold on to gifted David CliffordImpressive Kerry minor star could be lured like others to a career in Australian rulesFri Sept 15 2017 - 07:00
McEnaney backs McQuillan to handle All-Ireland pressureReferee for Mayo-Dublin clash ‘will ref game in front of him’ despite history with fixtureThu Sept 14 2017 - 07:30
Leinster duo will return to Ireland after being denied entry to South AfricaNew Zealanders Isa Nacewa and Jamison Gibson-Park fail to get entry visasWed Sept 13 2017 - 20:20
