Ulster look well set to continue recent dominance over Ospreys
Jack McGrath set for return after over a year out while Craig Gilroy could win 200th cap
A win for Wales over Australia but it was all about the cards
Angry Australia coach Dave Rennie describes the refereeing as ‘horrendous’
No red roses for Ireland as France show us no love
TV View: Pundits all dressed up but nowhere to go as Valentine’s Day match-up fizzles out
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford has been made an MBE
Warren Gatland, Alun Wyn Jones and Gareth Thomas also among honours list
Sporting Controversies: The tackle that ended Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour
Umaga and Mealamu got away with it but the incident tarnished All Blacks’ brilliant series win
Giggles and outrage in the TV studios as Marler squeezes Jones’s crown jewels
It is unfortunate the groin-grab debate took place around International Women’s Day
Wales kick Six Nations off with five try win over Italy
Hosts cruise to bonus point victory as Italians fail to register a score in Cardiff humbling
Rugby World Cup: Mixed messages on high tackles doing rugby no favours
Referees are taking the brunt but coaches and players must accept responsibility also
The Irish Times view on attitudes to HIV: stuck in the past
Gareth Thomas did a valuable public service by speaking about his diagnosis
Rugby World Cup armchair fans facing a gruelling schedule
Not just players in Japan facing a stamina-sapping test as viewers prepare for long sit-in
Gareth Thomas calls for ‘zero tolerance’ on homophobia
‘To allow somebody to say that just because he is your best player . . . is a terrible message’
Sports clubs accused of being too Irish-born and unwelcoming to poorer people
Irish-born adults more than twice as likely to be member of sports club as adults born outside State
Matt Williams: Rugby snared answering hate with hate
Folau and Vunipola do not represent community’s views but abusing them no use
Wallabies’ director of rugby backs hardline stance against Folau
Scott Johnson says he is very supportive of Rugby Australia’s position as ‘we want a game that includes everyone’
The Offload: Billy Vunipola and an ugly week for rugby
BT Sport lionise Saracens number eight while Munster’s excuse just doesn’t wash
Banks to be fined over trackers, small town woes and is the recovery being squandered?
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Gareth Thomas: toxic masculinity in the world of work
Former rugby star discusses diversity in the workplace and a recent homophobic attack
Sam Warburton returns to lead Wales against the All Blacks
Warren Gatland’s side looking to secure the nation’s first ever win in New Zealand
Pat Lam makes four changes for Ospreys visit
Kieran Marmion and Finlay Bealham on Connacht bench after being released by Ireland
Mary Hannigan’s TV View: Age of RTÉ panel drops by centuries
First Six Nations without McGurk, Hook and Pope – and it works just fine
Unrelenting sporting misery? Put the kettle on
Paddy Holohan’s pick-me up after UFC pummelling? A nice cup of tea . . .
Sideline Cut: Guinness risk leaving bitter taste with rugby ads
Gareth Thomas, Ashwin Willemse stories don’t sit well in sleek world of advertisement
Jeremy Corbyn faces backlash over women-only train carriages ideas
Fellow Labour leadership candidates condemned the proposal as tantamount to conceding defeat on the issue
RWC #41: Fiji dump Wales out after Nantes thriller in 2007
Another defeat to a Pacific Island nation for the Welsh who fail to reach quarter-finals
Sporting Books of the Year: Deeds, drama and trying to put the record straight
GAA, soccer and rugby followers have lots of choice this Christmas with stories that range from the personal to the universal
Thomas Hitzlsperger announces he is gay
Former international keen to ‘further debate on homosexuality in professional sport’
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