Selections allow Schmidt to broaden the squadMurray and D’Arcy not dropped per se, Ireland coach explainsThu Nov 14 2013 - 15:49
Reddan replaces Murray as Schmidt rings changesLeinster scrumhalf gets the nod for Australia game, D’Arcy loses out to Luke MarshallThu Nov 14 2013 - 13:41
Martin Murphy and his crew face demanding challenge19 hours to prepare pitch, scrub stadium and flip Aviva from soccer to rugbyThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Fiona Coghlan’s heroes deserve their day out at the Aviva StadiumIRFU expected to meet tomorrow to see whether they can grant women’s team a Test match at headquartersWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Rob Kearney ready to meet Australia head on as they plot new direction‘I thought during the Lions tour they were pretty poor’Wed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Tommy Bowe expected to line up against AustraliaIreland winger set to win 53rd cap against the WallabiesTue Nov 12 2013 - 15:02
‘That performance wouldn’t be good enough to beat Australia’Fergus McFadden and coach Joe Schmidt claim Ireland have plenty of room for improvement after victory over SamoaMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Debut boy Jack McGrath gives Ireland’s future a good perspectiveAll in the attitude for loosehead prop who knocked Samoans down to sizeMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Brian Lima leads Siva Tau tribute to deceased Peter FatialofaFatialofa and Lima played together when Samoa beat Wales in Cardiff at the 1991 World CupMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Samoan squad weakened by injuries and absenteesHead coach Stephen Betham faces a familiar problem as he seeks to maximise resources of the world’s seventh-ranked rugby nationFri Nov 08 2013 - 01:00
Samoans understrength for Ireland testCoach Stephen Betham planning without handful of key players but insists his side will not roll overThu Nov 07 2013 - 17:57
Developing the next generation key for the IRFUBringing through players for the national team is key to IRFU strategy according to the union’s director of rugbyWed Nov 06 2013 - 13:41
O’Brien ready to unleash his trademark bash and carry on SamoansTullow tank more than happy to pay it back as Bective Rangers fourths can attest toWed Nov 06 2013 - 01:00
Seán O’Brien ready to unleash his trademark bash and carry on SamoansEurope’s most destructive flanker always looking to improve his own game and those around himWed Nov 06 2013 - 00:26
Doubts remain over Paul O’Connell’s fitnessLock resumed training after a calf strain, but Jonathan Sexton sat out session at Carton HouseTue Nov 05 2013 - 14:21
Ireland drawn with New Zealand in next year’s World CupKazakhstan and the USA make up Pool BThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Racing Metro look likely to recall Jonathan SextonRacing have a number of injuries and absentees at outhalf for trip to BiarritzThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Kearney feeling positive as a new era beckons under Joe SchmidtFullback confident Ireland can produce a better brand of rugbyThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
O’Mahony calls for Limerick management blueprint similar to Tipperary in 2010County hurling managerial appointment expected this weekWed Oct 30 2013 - 10:00
O’Neill adamant International Rules will survive despite whitewashSays GAA never expressed any misgivings about a weaker, indigenous sideWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:00
Central Council to vote on new hurling league proposals on November 16thGAA boss Liam O’Neill says: ‘We’re trying to fina a fourmula and we haven’t found one up to now.’Wed Oct 30 2013 - 01:00
Angry Shane Jennings left raging at referee and his own Leinster sideI’d say it was pretty grim to watch because it wasn’t enjoyable to play’Mon Oct 28 2013 - 01:01
Kilbane would gladly have Mick or Roy defending the realmIt’s no crusade, but either would fit the bill for him as Republic of Ireland managerFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:06
Payne’s 13 start for Ulster well worth trackingCave the loser as Kiwi lines out at outside centre against Cardiff in BelfastFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:00
Ross has a frontrow view of Ireland’s propping futureThe Leinster man thinks the outlook for tightheads here is not too badThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
Heineken Cup mediation process to be completed todayRepresentatives from Wales, France and England bodies do not attendThu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00
IRFU turn to indigenous scrum coachesPlan to recruit foreign overseer replaced by new planWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:06
Doubts over several players as Joe Schmidt prepares for TestsUlster flanker Chris Henry signs three-year dealWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:00
Welsh clubs opt out of the Heineken Cup‘It is now clear that there are a number of significant advantages to the new competitions’Tue Oct 22 2013 - 23:22
Munster’s Donnacha Ryan latest doubt for November internationalsZane Kirchner likely to make his Leinster debut against ConnachtTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:02
IRFU warn of banned substances potentially lurking in some supplementsUnion strongly advises U-18s against the use of nutritional aids, especially creatineTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:02
Leinster in the right mind for Castres onslaughtDespite injuries, home side are ready for a real Heineken Cup battleSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Project Devin Toner built on high standardsLeinster secondrow sets sights on nailing provincial position and winning Irish capsSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Connacht hope to hobble to victory over Zebre in ItalyInjuries mount for Pat Lam’s side but they should still have enough for the home sideSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Serious concerns for O’Driscoll ahead of autumn internationalsMike Ross faces a late fitness call for Leinster’s weekend game against CastresFri Oct 18 2013 - 10:33
O’Driscoll won’t play against CastresCentre in a race to be fit in time for Ireland’s Autumn internationals against Samoa, Australia and New ZealandThu Oct 17 2013 - 15:33
Victory disease decimates Munster fleetPenney admits that complacency infected his inexperienced ranksMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00
Meek Munster caught cold by Edinburgh at MurrayfieldRob Penney cites ‘poor mental preparation’ for dramatic downturn in form after win over LeinsterSat Oct 12 2013 - 16:37
Munster can’t afford any early slip-up against mediocre EdinburghMurrayfield, 1.35pm - Live Sky SportsSat Oct 12 2013 - 06:44
Determined Jones keeps coming back for morePlagued by injuries during his career, Munster’s Leinster-born fullback is just focused on the next challengeSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:00
Munster decide to leave Peter O’Mahony out of Edinburgh clash‘Heavy schedule’ reason for omitting captainFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00
Munster scrum strengthened by home-grown propsRob Penney stresses the days of Munster being considered mere survivors come scrum time are overThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:00
Munster choose to address O’Mahony concussion issue head-onCaptain adamant he did not suffer concussion against Leinster last weekWed Oct 09 2013 - 01:00
Leinster in market for hooker as Strauss to undergo heart surgeryInjured Tuqiri’s short-term contract may come under reviewTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:04
Richardt Strauss to undergo heart operationLeinster and Ireland hooker faces prolonged absence from gameMon Oct 07 2013 - 15:05
Ian Madigan adds weight to decision to pick rugby“Ah, I would have loved to (play for Dublin). Even a chance to train with them, maybe in the off season, just to get a feel for it.”Thu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Glenn Ryan rules himself out of contention to succeed Kieran McGeeney at KildareCork only beginning process to replace Conor CounihanTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:05
Kerry County Board nominate Seán Walsh for GAA presidencyJack O’Connor will be joined in Kerry minor management by Micheál Ó Sé and John GalvinTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:02
