Joe Schmidt targeting top-two finish for Ireland in Six NationsIreland head coach expecting hugely competitive and compelling tournamentThu Jan 26 2017 - 11:28
Italy’s O’Shea not expecting to pull up trees – but seed has been plantedFormer Ireland fullback is prioritising performances over results in Six NationsThu Jan 26 2017 - 06:00
Johnny Sexton will be fit for opening Six Nations matchIreland coach Joe Schmidt has said the outhalf will return to the full training next weekWed Jan 25 2017 - 11:49
Gerry Thornley: Tight margins until the tightest of finalesIrish sides did better than expected in Champions Cup pool stage with Munster the happiestTue Jan 24 2017 - 07:00
Schmidt's squad points to Sexton’s likely returnSquad of 40 selected for next month’s opening two games in Scotland and ItalyTue Jan 24 2017 - 01:04
Regrets, John Muldoon and Connacht will have a fewPlaying Munster at Thomond Park in a Champions Cup quarter-final would have been a dreamTue Jan 24 2017 - 01:00
Connacht’s pain magnified by missing Munster quarter-finalChampions Cup quarter-final and semi-final permutations for Leinster and MunsterMon Jan 23 2017 - 08:56
Tiernan O’Halloran: We clawed back but it just didn’t happenConnacht full-back reflects on the one that got away as Toulouse deprive them of a European Champions Cup quarter-final placeMon Jan 23 2017 - 01:00
Robbie Henshaw: ‘I think Leinster can go all the way’After draw with Castres, Henshaw is ready for home quarter-final with his new teamMon Jan 23 2017 - 01:00
Pat Lam: ‘You miss out by two points, it’s a killer blow’Connacht coach frustrated after side fail to make European quarter-finalsSun Jan 22 2017 - 18:45
Gerry Thornley: Connacht fall just short of prizePat Lam’s brave side miss out on quarter-final slot by smallest of marginsSun Jan 22 2017 - 18:07
Connacht facing biggest European challenge everWithstanding European aristocrats Toulouse on their own patch a tall order for Lam’s sideSun Jan 22 2017 - 07:00
Leo Cullen confident Johnny Sexton will be fit for Six NationsLeinster coach says his young side will learn a lesson from hard-earned draw in CastresSat Jan 21 2017 - 19:58
Jack Carty’s back for Connacht and aiming for bigger thingsAfter recovering from horrific injury the outhalf is excited about future with province and IrelandSat Jan 21 2017 - 08:00
Leinster draw conclusion that home quarter-final is in the bagLeo Cullen’s side guaranteed home tie unless Connacht secure huge win in ToulouseFri Jan 20 2017 - 23:59
Leinster one win away from a substantial windfallVictory against Castres will secure a lucrative home quarter-final for Leo Cullen’s sideFri Jan 20 2017 - 06:00
European Champions Cup: What’s needed to progress?Munster and Leinster have home ties within reach while Connacht have work to doWed Jan 18 2017 - 05:00
Gerry Thornley: HIAs have been underminedProvinces’ weekend achievements clouded by events that led to Conor Murray’s HIATue Jan 17 2017 - 07:00
CJ Stander is eager to reward the Thomond faithfulMunster number eight says moment with O’Mahony typifies squad’s togethernessTue Jan 17 2017 - 01:00
Munster sense and seize the moment to reach knockout stagesGlasgow Warriors lead four times but couldn't prevent classic late smash-and-grabMon Jan 16 2017 - 07:02
‘Tactically we were 50-60% but we were 100% maximising our guts’Rassie Erasmus hails Munster’s gritty performance, but concedes it was far from perfectMon Jan 16 2017 - 06:00
Munster face review over Conor Murray head injury after win in GlasgowConnacht aim to join Rassie Erasmus’s team and Leinster in European quarter-finalsMon Jan 16 2017 - 01:00
Rassie Erasmus waters down talk of Munster going all the way‘I think it would be stupid too put targets out there,’ the Munster director of rugby saidSat Jan 14 2017 - 20:34
Munster march into quarter-finals as pool winnersA late Francis Saili try gave Rassie Erasmus’ the chance to book a home quarter-finalSat Jan 14 2017 - 19:59
Rassie Erasmus more than a steady hand at Munster’s tillerSouth African has brought emotional intelligence as well as a razor-sharp rugby brainSat Jan 14 2017 - 06:00
Vengeful Glasgow are Munster’s biggest challenge to dateVictory in group shoot-out would go a long way to securing a home quarter-finalSat Jan 14 2017 - 01:00
Leinster pound 14-man Montpellier to reach quarter-finalsFrans Steyn sent off for French side in first half after high tackle on Johnny SextonFri Jan 13 2017 - 22:11
Montpellier pose big obstacle as Leinster eye quarter-finalIrish province need to stick to their own game against multinational oppositionFri Jan 13 2017 - 05:50
Brighter Champions Cup hopes than last year for provincesIrish quartet all in reckoning, with Munster and Leinster each in control of own destiniesWed Jan 11 2017 - 01:00
Tadhg Furlong and Leinster prove that year is a long timeIreland prop has no interest in looking back as European quarter-final place beckonsWed Jan 11 2017 - 01:00
Leinster brace themselves for bruising Montpellier battleDiscipline and smart kicking key against physicality of ‘langueboks’Tue Jan 10 2017 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: High tackle rule should not be an experimentWorld Rugby must be more proactive if it doesn’t want edict cursed with inconsistencyTue Jan 10 2017 - 05:00
Robbie Henshaw welcomes World Rugby’s new directiveLeinster and Ireland centre admits he will have to adjust his tackling techniqueTue Jan 10 2017 - 01:00
No closure for Munster in Paris but a circle is completedMunster play exactly as Anthony Foley would have wanted to secure win against RacingMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:11
Ronan O’Gara tips his hat to impressive MunsterProvince’s former outhalf agrees Racing were outplayed in every departmentMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00
Munster get job in Paris done with least amount of fussAbysmal Racing 92 no match for clinical Irish provinceMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00
Peter O’Mahony pleased with performance despite ‘tough’ circumstances‘It was a big week for the club for many reasons,’ the Munster captain saidSun Jan 08 2017 - 08:00
Munster do Anthony Foley proud as they trounce Racing 92Rassie Erasmus’s side claim bonus point with performance of ruthless efficiency in ParisSat Jan 07 2017 - 18:06
Munster must make poignant Paris return a stepping stoneRacing 92 have impressive home form even if their focus is now on domestic leagueSat Jan 07 2017 - 11:54
O'Gara: Foley death hard for ex-players because ‘we’re on our own’Racing coach prepares to renew old acquaintances with Munster in Champions CupSat Jan 07 2017 - 05:00
Simon Zebo on the brink of making Munster historyProvince’s all-time leading try scorer is one touchdown short of reaching half centuryThu Jan 05 2017 - 07:12
James Cannon says weather made Munster match ‘a little bit tough’Connacht’s lock admits team must begin to win away from home, starting with OspreysWed Jan 04 2017 - 01:00
Dan Carter among big Racing names set to miss Munster clashHowever those expected to come in will be straining at the leash to impressWed Jan 04 2017 - 01:00
Gerry Thornley: Irish rugby primed to be a contender in every arena in 2017From the Six Nations to the choice of 2023 World Cup hosts, prospects are promisingTue Jan 03 2017 - 07:00
Gerry Thornley: Merchants of doom wide of mark in 2016Season turned on Connacht’s daring and unlikely success and will go down in historyWed Dec 28 2016 - 15:54
Victory over All Blacks the standout memory of 2016Sports review of 2016: Triumph put into perspective by Axel passingTue Dec 27 2016 - 09:04
Pro12’s premier derby ends in one-sided Munster winMunster open up five point gap at top of the table after comfortable Thomond Park winMon Dec 26 2016 - 21:56
John Ryan making mark after long apprenticeship with MunsterBetter late than never for Cork tighthead prop as he enjoys his best campaign yetSat Dec 24 2016 - 07:06
Old rivals Munster and Leinster not inclined to do dullRediscovered Thomond Park X factor should be key for home side in intense battleSat Dec 24 2016 - 01:00
Rassie Erasmus juggles options for festive clash with LeinsterMunster coach welcomes fierce foes to Thomond for first time since arriving in LimerickThu Dec 22 2016 - 01:00
