Daly earns Barbarians call-up
Uncapped Wasps back Elliot Daly has been called into a star-studded Barbarians squad to face England and the British and Irish Lions.
Uncapped Wasps back Elliot Daly has been called into a star-studded Barbarians squad to face England and the British and Irish Lions.
Leinster centre Gordon D'Arcy will miss Friday's Amlin Challenge Cup final against Stade Français at the RDS.
Warren Gatland has revealed players not involved in upcoming domestic and European cup finals could have an advantage when it comes to earning the nod for the opening Lions Test, and stated that Brian O'Driscoll's back injury is not serious.
Ulster centre Luke Marshall has signed a new three-year deal with the club.
Montpellier out-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been left out of the France squad for their summer tour of New Zealand.
Scarlets centre Scott Williams has joined team-mate Rhys Priestland in being ruled out of Wales' tour of Japan due to injury.
Munster's Doug Howlett has been forced to retire from professional rugby due to injury.
Leinster's double dreams are still alive after they came through a gripping RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors at the RDS.
Ulster Rugby player Nevin Spence, who was tragically killed in a farming accident on 15 September 2012, has been named Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year at the club's annual awards.
Ulster booked their passage to the RaboDirect PRO12 final with relative ease with a 28-17 victory over the Scarlets at Ravenhill even though they only outscored the visitors by three tries to two.
Rob Kearney has revealed his sympathy for those not selected for the Lions, while revealing his delight at being included in the touring party.
Munster today announced that they will be establishing their main squad training centre at the University of Limerick.
RTÉ Rugby analyst Tony Ward believes that it will be an all-Irish RaboDirect PRO12 final following this weekend's semi-finals.
Irish rugby has legitimate hopes of an all-Irish RaboDirect PRO12 final on 25 May.
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.
Dublin Chamber of Commerce have estimated a direct economic dividend to the capital of €21 million based on the overseas visitors alone for this Heineken Cup final.
Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe has made four changes for Friday night's RaboDirect PRO12 play-off against Llanelli Scarlets at Ravenhill.
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.
Former Ireland international Geordan Murphy has announced his playing retirement at the end of the current campaign and will join the Leicester Tigers' coaching staff next season.
Is it time to scrap the British and Irish Lions and replace it with a European Lions? Or is tradition paramount?