Is Fukuoka pitch up to scratch for Ireland-Samoa game?

Rugby World Cup: Strips of turf have been laid down, making the pitch uneven

Rugby World Cup: Murray and Sexton to equal Irish halfback record against Samoa

Duo will play 55th Test together as Joe Schmidt makes 11 changes for Pool A finale

Rugby World Cup: Typhoon fears eased as Ireland prep for Samoa

Storm Hagibis likely to miss Fukuoka while Ireland squad is nearly back to full health

Gerry Thornley: Storm brewing as Samoa bid to take anger out on Ireland

Gluey slugfest with bristling Pacific Islanders is the last thing Joe Schmidt’s side need

Banzai Japan! A country wraps the world in its unique embrace

Tournament sometimes dwarfed by the scale and beautiful strangeness of its host country

Jack Conan’s availability at this World Cup is under review

If he is ruled out, Ulster’s Jordi Murphy would travel from Belfast to join the squad

Gerry Thornley: Ireland forwards a match for any pack in the world

Ryan-Henderson shaping up as one of the great Irish secondrow partnerships

Gerry Thornley in Japan: How many journalists does it take to get the train to Tokyo?

Japan seems uber-efficient and productive, yet it’s safe, and personal space is not invaded

Kearney latest doubt with Henshaw out of World Cup opener

Ireland’s resources stretched for Scotland tie with question marks over Earls’ fitness also

Greg Feek and company ponder prop posers as World Cup looms

Versatility could help press the case of the likes of Ryan, Porter and Bealham

Gerry Thornley’s end of term report: Did Ireland's peaks come too early?

Rugby correspondent runs the rule over the season for Ireland and the four provinces

Tadhg Furlong's farming strength has him in good Irish frontrow company

John Hayes and Mike Ross were as durable as tree trunks, and Furlong is showing same signs

Gerry Thornley: Wales have Grand Slam but Irish rugby has grand plan

All four Irish provinces have qualified for Pro14 playoffs, but no Welsh side in last six

The Offload: Joe Schmidt gripes are misplaced

The Offload offers the squad that should travel to Tokyo if World Cup was next week

Rory Best says New Zealand attacks were ‘talk of the team room’

Ireland squad ‘shocked and saddened’ by killings at mosques in Christchurch

Ireland will be in their elements in Cardiff

‘We made a decision on playing a game of rugby in the outdoors’

Andy Farrell: being offered the Ireland job ‘a massive honour’

The heir to Joe Schmidt’s throne has his immediate attention turned towards Italy

Quinn Roux a lock to play a leading role for Ireland against Scotland

Management have no fears over Connacht secondrow in must-win Six Nations game

Six Nations: Schmidt backs ‘solutions man’ Henshaw to make the switch

Ireland head coach admits he has one eye on World Cup with fullback selection

Gerry Thornley: Life after Joe Schmidt - it's a very unnerving thought

Narrow margins and intense competition define a tournament like no other for coach

Memories of Schmidt’s impact still fresh in Leinster camp

‘Joe smashed through all that nonsense’ recalls current scrum coach Fogarty

Ireland have the foundations, now it's time to build

Presence of both Conway and Addison suggests Kearney unlikely to be in the match-day 23

Greg Feek confirms Conor Murray is not in Ireland camp

Rob Kearney won’t play at weekend against Pumas but may return against All Blacks

Gerry Thornley: Despite injuries Ireland can steal series win

Wallabies will be keen to reproduce emotional intensity and physicality of first Test

Australia v Ireland: Make or break for Ireland in Melbourne

Pivotal second test will either seal a series win for the Wallabies or set up a series decider

Rejuvenated Greg Feek brings some Japanese knowledge

Former All Black resumes role as Ireland scrum coach – and press officer – ahead of World Cup

Greg Feek is happily adapting to his dual responsibilities

Ireland have a fully fit 32-man squad to pick from for first test against the Wallabies

Greg Feek departing after World Cup as coaches extend contracts

Feek will take up a position with Japanese club side Ricoh in the coming weeks

Rhys Marshall brings value to Munster on and off the pitch

‘It doesn’t get much bigger than a home game against Toulon’ says New Zealand-born hooker

Best of the Slams: This is the most successful Irish team – ever

Grand Slam win puts the final stamp of greatness on this world-class Ireland squad

Gerry Thornley: Ireland’s prop cupboard has never been so well stocked

Next season Joe Schmidt could have 10 props with Test match experience at his disposal

Connacht flying high on back of smart use of system

Influx of talent from other provinces and abroad can only strengthen Irish rugby

Joe Schmidt not entirely satisfied with where Ireland are at

Coach really happy with work ethic but left frustrated by ‘few things we didn’t get right’

Strength and depth of Ireland’s roster continues to grow

This series all about building a formidable squad for Ireland coach Joe Schmidt

Gerry Thornley: O’Gara’s bold move makes perfect sense

Staying with Racing 92 would have ruled out any promotion for the next four seasons

Rob Kearney happy to shut down idea of revenge over Argentina

Irish fullback says World Cup quarter final can be learned from but not focused on

Ronan O’Gara ‘honoured’ to join Crusaders as a coach

Racing 92 ‘did not want to deprive one of its faithful servants of a great opportunity’

Greg Feek relishing his overflow of talented Irish props

Scrum coach says ‘we’re very lucky to have these guys’ after years of scarcity in frontrow

Ireland positives should outweigh Springbok shortcomings

Farrell deserves credit for miserly defence while Sexton and Murray control the game

Ireland 38 South Africa 3: Ireland player ratings

Victorious Ireland are cool, calm and collected against a woeful Springbok side

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