Legendary Ireland women's rugby coach Philip 'Goose' Doyle and his wife Nicola had just moved from Dublin to Gorey; Ireland's 2013 Grand Slam mastermind and, at the 2014 World Cup no less ...

After another winless Six Nations campaign and a 17th straight Test match defeat for Wales, Welsh rugby has hit a new low point with huge decisions lying ahead. While Irish fans would have ...

with the Red Roses bidding for more Six Nations glory ahead of this year's Women's Rugby World Cup on home soil. But Ireland, third in 2024, came into this tournament with high hopes following a ...

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From the ashes of a wooden spoon in the Guinness Women's Six Nations in 2023, Ireland have transformed ... Six Nations – mentioned it on the RTÉ Rugby podcast this week, while it was also ...

Ireland’s Six Nations campaign began with a defeat on Saturday afternoon in Belfast. But there were clear signs that Scott Bemand’s side are closing the gap on the top sides in Europe.

Image: Emilie Boulard (second right) celebrates with her team-mates as France held off a second-half Ireland fightback in the Women's Six Nations France held off a second-half Ireland fightback to ...

A successful tournament will be at the front of Ireland’s minds as they look to put themselves in good stead ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England later this year. Here’s ...

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The wing, who has four caps for Ireland, has not featured this season ... The 27-year-old could make his return in the United Rugby Championship (URC) game against the Stormers at Kingspan Stadium ...

If the walls of Belgrano on 73 Merrion Road in Dublin 4 could talk, you would hear many a funny story. The seven children who grew up there over the past half-century all went to seven different ...