Gordon D’Arcy takes a trip down memory lane in his column today, back to the days when rugby turned professional and Ireland’s international performances were still being filed under “plucky”.

World Rugby rolled out its “colour blindness in rugby” guidelines in 2021, and since the start of this year they’ve been policy for all of the governing body’s rugby competitions. Wales’ and Ireland’s ...

On the surface it’s classic Rugby League hyperbole after 2,715 people saw York Knights beat a vastly understrength Hull KR in ...

Ireland has gotten off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title ...

Ireland began its Six Nations three-peat bid by blowing away England during 30-plus minutes of controlled aggression in the ...

Rugby fans in the UK are once again among the luckiest in the world, with all matches of the 2025 Six Nations set to be shown ...

Ireland lock Joe McCarthy has been ruled out of Saturday’s Six Nations opener against England due to injury. Interim head coach Simon Easterby has shifted Tadhg Beirne into the second row as a ...

The Cranberries' ‘Zombie’ has been a favourite of music lovers and karaoke goers ever since it was released 30 years ago, with Irish rugby fans having adopted the song at the 2023 World Cup.

James Lowe made his comeback last week and played 80 minutes so if has had no adverse reaction ... at Leinster and Ireland for such a long time and, as recognised by World Rugby, in the world ...

Ireland against England in Dublin is "one of the biggest days in the rugby calendar," IRFU said this week ahead of Saturday's Six Nations match-up. On Thursday, Interim Head Coach Simon Easterby ...

the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Sunday. Furlong, 32, missed Ireland's series of games in November through injury, and had only returned to action for Leinster two weeks ago.

FRONT FOOT: Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby and Andrew Porter during an Ireland rugby captain's run at ... but there was absolutely no doubt that I was one of the very best scrummagers ...