Jonathan Sexton has been retired from playing rugby for more than a year yet he and Rieko Ioane will loom over the ...

New Zealand wing Caleb Clarke says he is excited to face Ireland for the first time as he reveals his family roots in ...

delivering to supporters what they expect and setting markers has become the modern-day rugby speak. It is also a driving ...

Ireland’s newest star Joe McCarthy hopes to put into practice what he has learnt from Springboks powerhouse RG Snyman when he ...

Ireland kick off their Autumn Nations Series campaign with a Rugby World Cup rematch against the All Blacks in Dublin on Friday in what should be an epic clash.

This was reinforced in 2005 when Marcus Horan, just recently inducted into Rugby Players Ireland Hall of Fame, scored a 79th-minute try that saved Ireland the ignominy of a first “nil” scoreline ...

When the All Blacks take the field against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, they’ll do so without their recognised kaea, the ...

Paul Lewis is a veteran sports journalist who has written four books and covered Rugby World Cups, America’s Cups, Olympic ...

Johnny Sexton has been Ireland's starting fly-half in their past 14 meetings with New Zealand. With the sides meeting for a ...

Our FREE newsletter will keep you ahead of the game We have more newsletters Garry Ringrose is very much a rugby player of ...

Ireland face New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium on Friday in a rematch of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final, with lock Joe ...

SOME Irish rugby fans have taken issue with a social media post by the All Blacks over their use of the tricolour while ...