Neil Treacy

RTÉ Sport Journalist

9 May 2026; Aoife Wafer of Ireland and team-mates after their side's victory in the Women's 6 Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Wales at Affidea Stadium in Belfast. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Wafer: 'I want to be the most dominant'

Ireland number 8 Aoife Wafer talks 'dominance', improvements, and inspiring the next generation of Irish women's rugby players.

Rugby • 13 hrs

14 May 2026; Scott Bemand during an Ireland Women's Rugby squad training session at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Bemand: Aviva fixture a chance to show fans our best

Scott Bemand is calling for Ireland to bring the "best version" of themselves to Aviva Stadium for Sunday's landmark fixture with Scotland.

Rugby • 15 May

14 May 2026; Sam Monaghan during an Ireland Women's Rugby squad training session at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

One change for Ireland as Monaghan returns to second row

Sam Monaghan will make her first start of the 2026 Guinness Women's Six Nations, as the only change for Ireland's final game against Scotland at Aviva Stadium on Sunday.

Rugby • 15 May

14 May 2026; Brittany Hogan poses for a portrait after an Ireland Women's Rugby media conference at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Hogan: I never thought Aviva dream would be a reality

When Brittany Hogan went to her first Ireland international at Aviva Stadium, the idea that eight years later she could be representing her nation on the same patch of grass was alien.

Rugby • 14 May

Jack Crowley, Finlay Bealham and Rob Herring

Crowley back, Bealham returns, 10 Ulster changes

Munster, Ulster and Connacht have all made changes for their crucial final rounds of the URC regular season on Friday.

United Rugby Championship • 14 May

26 April 2025; Emily Lane of Ireland scores her side's third try during the Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Scotland and Ireland at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo by Paul Devlin/Sportsfile

W6N: Ireland v Scotland - All You Need to Know

Everything you need to know ahead of Ireland's long-awaited first standalone women's game at Aviva Stadium, as Scott Bemand's side host Scotland in the final round of the Guinness Women's Six Nations.

Rugby • 9 hrs

25 April 2026; Jack Aungier of Connacht runs out for his hundredth cap before the United Rugby Championship match between Lions and Connacht at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Shaun Roy/Sportsfile

Connacht prop Aungier confirms summer move to Munster

Munster have confirmed the signing of Jack Aungier from Connacht, with the tighthead prop joining on a two-year deal from next season.

Rugby • 13 May

18 April 2026; Munster players gather together during a half-time in the United Rugby Championship match between Benetton and Munster at Stadio Monigo in Treviso, Italy. Photo by Tim Rogers/Sportsfile

Jackman: Munster's governance review 'a load of nonsense'

Bernard Jackman has branded Munster's new governance review as "a load of nonsense" and a "box-ticking" exercise, as the province deal with the fallout from the Roger Randle saga.

Rugby • 13 May

10 April 2026; Stuart McCloskey of Ulster before the EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-final match between Ulster and La Rochelle at Affidea Stadium in Belfast. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

McCloskey set to miss Challenge Cup final with injury

Ulster have all but confirmed that they will be without Stuart McCloskey for next week's EPCR Challenge Cup final against Montpellier, with the centre still sidelined with a hamstring injury.

United Rugby Championship • 13 May

Jack Crowley, Nathan Doak and Cian Prendergast

Permutations: What do Connacht, Ulster and Munster need?

Four play-off spots remain, and five teams fighting for them. The final round of the United Rugby Championship regular season could hardly be teed up any better.

United Rugby Championship • 15 May