Connacht sign up New Zealander Heenan
Connacht have announced the signing of 20-year-old New Zealander Jake Heenan on a three-year deal.
Connacht have announced the signing of 20-year-old New Zealander Jake Heenan on a three-year deal.
Munster's Doug Howlett has been forced to retire from professional rugby due to injury.
Ulster centre Luke Marshall has signed a new three-year deal with the club.
Munster today announced that they will be establishing their main squad training centre at the University of Limerick.
Centre Gordon D'Arcy retuns to the Leinster team but Sean O'Brien is an injury concern ahead of their PRO12 semi-final with Glasgow.
Ulster number 8 Nick Williams was last night voted the Hibernia College IRUPA Players' Player of the Year for 2013 by his fellow players at the 11th annual awards ceremony.
Ulster full-back Jared Payne has signed a new three-year deal with the province that will see him remain at Ravenhill until at least the summer of 2016.
Leinster Rugby chief executive Mick Dawson has indicated that Brian O'Driscoll will play for another season.
Matt O'Connor has been appointed head coach of Leinster Rugby on a three-year deal.
Ireland hooker Rory Best has revealed his dismay at not being selected for this summer's Lions tour of Australia to the Belfast Telegraph.
Ireland's 2015 Rugby World Cup matches are to be played at Millennium Stadium, Wembley Stadium and the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, it has been announced today.
It has been reported that Leinster are close to signing Matt O'Connor as their next head coach.
New Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has revealed that he will attempt to convince Brian O'Driscoll to play on for another season.
The IRFU have confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in Irish rugby by naming Joe Schmidt as the new Ireland head coach.
Read live updates from Joe Schmidt's first press conference as Ireland head coach at Aviva Stadium.
The Irish Independent reports that Ronan O'Gara will retire at the end of the season,
Former Irish coach Eddie O'Sullivan was adamant that Schmidt was the right man to coach Ireland, but cautioned that people should perhaps not expect him to replicate his success at provincial level.
Munster are out of the Heineken Cup following a 16-10 semi-final defeat to Clermont at Stade de la Mosson.
Relive Leinster's 44-16 Amlin Challenge Cup win over Biarritz, with our live text updates.
A five-try blitz helped Leinster into their fourth European final in five seasons with a crushing 44-16 win over defending champions Biarritz in the second Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final on Saturday.