Scarlets likely to add to struggling Ulster’s miseryVictory in Wales without Charles Piutau and Ruan Pienaar seems like too great a taskFri Jan 06 2017 - 01:00
Ruan Pienaar to miss Champions Cup games after knee surgeryUlster scrumhalf injured knee in Leinster loss and facing at least a month on sidelinesThu Jan 05 2017 - 18:13
Jamie Heaslip agrees new Leinster deal until 2020Contract yet to be signed but Ireland number eight looks set to finish career in DublinThu Jan 05 2017 - 16:33
Irish rugby holds its breath as box-office Johnny Sexton returnsIreland and Leinster’s talisman back in the saddle for Zebre after latest injury lay-offThu Jan 05 2017 - 15:52
Ulster face being without Ruan Pienaar sooner than expectedLes Kiss has a shortage of players available at scrumhalf, outhalf and in the frontrowWed Jan 04 2017 - 18:44
Zero tolerance policy on high tackles comes into effectNew law interpretations designed to reduce head injuries as worries around concussion continue to growWed Jan 04 2017 - 09:02
Munster’s next task is to replicate domestic form in EuropePro12 leaders enter crucial period of season with three Champions Cup matches in rowMon Jan 02 2017 - 14:10
Rory O’Loughlin helps Leinster romp home against lacklustre UlsterHosts can’t force bonus point in a forgettable fixture despite absence of Ulster’s big gunsSat Dec 31 2016 - 17:04
Connacht singing winter blues as squad is reduced to bare bonesPro12’s form team Munster also weakened as they seek to retain lead at the top of tableSat Dec 31 2016 - 07:03
Weakened Ulster travel south more in hope than expectationLeinster welcome back internationals for sold-out RDS clash with northern rivalsFri Dec 30 2016 - 22:34
David Nucifora’s shuffling of deck has revealed some trump cardsIRFU high performance director has had his doubters but ends year very much in creditFri Dec 30 2016 - 14:54
Jack Conan is the coming man for Leinster as rise gains paceThe Leinster number eight would ease into the first team at most of Europe’s top teamsFri Dec 30 2016 - 08:00
Rory O’Loughlin’s resolve strengthened by Ringrose rivalryLeinster back is another who has been plucked from Dublin 4’s rugby conveyor beltThu Dec 29 2016 - 01:00
Johnny Sexton in the frame to return for LeinsterIreland outhalf could be back in action in the New Year’s Eve clash against UlsterWed Dec 28 2016 - 01:00
Jaco Taute’s contract extension will raise eyebrows in Ulster and LeinsterDecision to retain Munster’s Springbok centre is not consistent with Pienaar departureWed Dec 28 2016 - 01:00
Derby was chance to lick our lips but goose cooked far too earlyRival fans want to see Heaslip v Stander and O’Brien v O’Mahony – not Leinster liteTue Dec 27 2016 - 01:01
Chicago Cubs’ joy and an unforgettable moment for IrelandSports review of 2016: Green becomes the colour at end of historic week in Windy CitySat Dec 24 2016 - 17:00
Leinster on course for home quarter-final after Saints put to swordLeo Cullen’s team cross for nine tries as emerging talents leave good impression againMon Dec 19 2016 - 01:01
Jim Mallinder defends Saints selection after Leinster shellacking‘I don’t think that was a B team. We rested some players that have played a lot’Sun Dec 18 2016 - 16:46
Christmas time and Leinster run in nine in rout of NorthamptonAdam Byrne and Isa Nacewa both go over twice as Saints completely outclassedSat Dec 17 2016 - 21:52
Ulster braced for Clermont power surge but still unlikely to resist itFrench league leaders will greet visitor’s pack with ruthless welcome partySat Dec 17 2016 - 12:01
It’s been a long road but Tyler Bleyendaal is finally proving his worthMunster kicker came with much hype but not until fateful day against Glasgow did he shineSat Dec 17 2016 - 07:00
Leinster should cruise against apathetic NorthamptonSaints manager Jim Mallinder looks to have put Europe on back-burner in team selectionFri Dec 16 2016 - 15:55
Rassie Erasmus urges caution as Munster steamroll past LeicesterWith Glasgow Warriors beating Racing in Paris, Pool One has been flung wide open, but Munster remain in firm controlSun Dec 11 2016 - 14:35
Munster back to instinctive best in Leicester shutoutBonus point victory keeps up impressive run from Rassie Erasmus’s sideSat Dec 10 2016 - 19:18
Rassie Erasmus keen to extend Jaco Taute’s Munster stayDirector of rugby believes South African is making contribution on and off the parkSat Dec 10 2016 - 19:17
Rejuvenated Munster can tame old rivals Leicester TigersSix PRO12 victories in succession signal the rude health of Rassie Erasmus’s squadSat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
JJ Hanrahan has Leinster in his sights and Ireland in his mindThe Kerry man will line out for Northampton against Leinster in the Champions CupThu Dec 08 2016 - 16:55
Lions CEO John Feehan on tour size, player welfare and restWith the tour not until next summer there is already phenomenal interest gatheringWed Dec 07 2016 - 17:09
Warren Gatland: George North must put his health firstLions coach said that if Welshman is ever to play again he must be deemed 100 per cent fitWed Dec 07 2016 - 15:20
Ed Morrison believes the referee has a duty to protect playersReferee Appointments Administrator says safety of players is main concernSat Dec 03 2016 - 08:00
Final flourish not enough with World Cup on horizonIreland’s women well beaten by New Zealand to end poor autumn seriesMon Nov 28 2016 - 17:52
Garry Ringrose shows glimpse of future as he ducks, weaves and hits hardIreland centre scored first international try and brought reminders of great O’DriscollMon Nov 28 2016 - 12:36
Ireland-Australia: Blunt Cheika refuses to be magnanimousYet again, officials find themselves isolated and under the spotlight after matchSun Nov 27 2016 - 19:38
Joe Schmidt: ‘Zebo said it was like a crèche out there’Ireland coach reflects on one of his ‘proudest days’ after win over AustraliaSat Nov 26 2016 - 23:18
Ireland 27 Australia 24: Ireland player ratingsGavin Cummiskey rates Joe Schmidt and his team’s individual performances in the victory over AustraliaSat Nov 26 2016 - 22:55
Michael Cheika shines spotlight on referee“It’s something I will be dealing with Alain Rolland afterwards. And see if we can get something out of it. But I doubt it.”Sat Nov 26 2016 - 22:51
Ireland 27 Australia 24: Australia player ratingsWallabies lose out in Dublin but there were some eye-catching performances from the visitorsSat Nov 26 2016 - 21:54
Leinster lions: Joe Schmidt and Michael Cheika go head to headTwo giants of the game honed their skills at the province on the way to the topFri Nov 25 2016 - 20:08
Axel Foley’s death puts rugby in perspective for Keith EarlsVersatile Munster winger will win his 54th cap for Ireland against AustraliaFri Nov 25 2016 - 01:00
Rob Kearney and CJ Stander start against AustraliaJoe Schmidt makes two unforced changes as Keith Earls and Iain Henderson come inThu Nov 24 2016 - 14:15
Meet the Aussie Rules bloke who helped mould Dan CarterWallaby coach Mick Byrne has imparted his expertise all around world, Leinster includedThu Nov 24 2016 - 06:02
Wallabies will be wary of Seán O’Brien on SaturdayMichael Cheika knows all about flanker’s destructive power from his Leinster daysTue Nov 22 2016 - 06:00
Michael Cheika: Australia have their work cut out in Dublin‘We are resetting today and saying this is going to be the biggest game of the tour’Mon Nov 21 2016 - 10:52
Seán O’Brien watch: ‘He was our best player, I thought’Tadhg Furlong and Josh van der Flier were inspired by example set by returning flankerSun Nov 20 2016 - 17:00
Ireland 9 New Zealand 21: Ireland player ratingsGavin Cummiskey gives his verdict on individual performances of Joe Schmidt’s sideSun Nov 20 2016 - 10:12
Ireland 9 New Zealand 21 - All Blacks player ratingsThey came with revenge on their mind and some of their big names were on top formSat Nov 19 2016 - 21:39
Joe Schmidt turns blood-and-guts Paddies into well-oiled machineIreland all about plan, process and performance as they front up to All Blacks againSat Nov 19 2016 - 05:00
Greg Feek recalls empty feeling of being on losing All Black sideNew Zealand will use first anniversary of Jonah Lomu’s death as spur against IrelandSat Nov 19 2016 - 01:00
Budding Ireland Women players face tough Canada TestTierney leaves veterans on bench to give Nichola Fryday and Anna Caplice their debutSat Nov 19 2016 - 01:00
