Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Garry Ringrose completed the scoring for the Lions

Porter and Ringrose on mark as Lions win comfortably

Andrew Porter and Garry Ringrose were on the scoresheet as the British & Irish Lions pulled away to overcome the Queensland Reds 52-12 in the second tour match in Australia.

Rugby • 02 Jul

Andrew Porter

First capped by Ireland in 2017, the 29-year-old has won three Six Nations titles.

British and Irish Lions • 19 Jun

Antoine Dupont suffered a season-ending knee injury on Saturday

Porter's conscience clear after Dupont injury incident

Andrew Porter says he has a clear conscience over the incident which saw Antoine Dupont suffer a serious knee injury in Saturday's Guinness Six Nations meeting with France.

Rugby • 12 Mar

Andrew Porter's work-rate has been praised

Ireland's 'unicorn' Porter happy to raise the volume

Last week, Ireland's head of athletic performance Aled Walters described Andrew Porter as a "unicorn", and it's easy to see why.

Rugby • 22 Feb

Andrew Porter turned 29-years-old this month

Open book Porter happy to show the human side of rugby

Twelve months on from laying his deepest thoughts out for the world to see in Netflix's Six Nations docu-series, Andrew Porter says it was a cathartic experience.

Rugby • 26 Jan

Cian Healy won his 133rd Ireland cap against Los Pumas

'I owe a lot to him' - Porter hails Healy

Andrew Porter hailed Cian Healy's longevity and says the Ireland prop still has much to offer.

Rugby • 16 Nov 24

Paul Willemse will miss France's next two Six Nations games

Willemse suspended for games with Scotland and Italy

France lock Paul Willemse will be suspended for Les Bleus' Guinness Six Nations games with Scotland and Italy after he was handed a four week ban for his red card against Ireland.

Rugby • 06 Feb 24

Andy Farrell was part of the Lions coaching ticket in 2013 and 2017

Porter: Farrell would be 'incredible' Lions boss

Andrew Porter has spent all of his international career in the company of Andy Farrell and the Leinster prop has no doubt the current Ireland coach would be perfectly suited to leading the Lions.

Rugby • 10 Jan 24

Andrew Porter: 'They are an incredible team still and there'll be a huge challenge'

'It's about bringing yourself to that dark place'

Long gone are the days that front-row forwards could shuffle from scrum to scrum for their day's work and Andrew Porter has hailed Ireland's backroom staff for bringing the players to that "dark place" needed to compete in the modern game.

Rugby • 12 Oct 23

Andrew Porter at the Ireland press conference on Tuesday

'Humbling seeing how brave those kids were' - Porter

Ireland forward Andrew Porter has paid tribute to volunteers working in the Irish Cancer Society and downplayed his role as an ambassador with the organisation.

Rugby • 13 Sep 23

Andrew Porter

France 2023 will be Porter's second World Cup, having played as Tadhg Furlong's tighthead replacement in Japan four years ago.

profiles • 19 Oct 23

Andrew Porter: "I'm actually a bit of a dark horse on the golf course"

Headbanger Porter's heavy metal prep for Italy

Ireland prop Andrew Porter talks about his love of heavy metal, his talents on the golf course and kicking off early.

Rugby • 25 Feb 23

Porter is in line to win his 49th cap this Saturday

Porter: Painting positive pictures key for Irish scrum

Andrew Porter says painting a positive picture for this week's referee Karl Dickson will be an important element, not just for this Saturday against Wales, but also for their remaining four Six Nations games.

Rugby • 01 Feb 23

Andrew Porter made his 100th Leinster appearance last month

'You don't know when your last game is going to be'

Andrew Porter says the recent retirement of team-mate James Tracy is pushing him on to savour every game he plays.

Rugby • 04 Jan 23

Andrew Porter interview, Sexton injury and URC recap

Neil Treacy is joined on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast by Ireland and Leinster prop, and Tackle Your Feelings ambassador Andrew Porter ahead of a big 12 months for both province and country

Rugby • 04 Jan 23

URC teams: Porter set for 100th Leinster cap

Andrew Porter will win his 100th cap for Leinster in their BKT United Rugby Championship interpro clash with Munster on St Stephen's Day.

Rugby • 23 Dec 22

Porter will start alongside Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong in the Ireland front row

Porter and the Ireland scrum key to Springbok battle

Breaking down the games within the game in Ireland's meeting with South Africa tomorrow, there are few individual battles more significant than Andrew Porter versus Frans Malherbe.

Rugby • 04 Nov 22

Andrew Porter was sin-binned for his high tackle on Brodie Retallick

No further punishment for Porter following citing

Ireland prop Andrew Porter has avoided further punishment following the incident which left New Zealand lock Brodie Retallick with a fractured cheekbone.

Rugby • 19 Jul 22

Porter cited for high tackle in win over All Blacks

Ireland prop Andrew Porter has been cited for a high tackle during the Test series-clinching victory over New Zealand in Wellington.

Rugby • 18 Jul 22

Porter celebrates the series win with Hugo Keenan (right)

Series win could inspire next generation - Porter

Ireland prop Andrew Porter says he hopes their win against New Zealand inspires a future generation of rugby players.

Rugby • 17 Jul 22

Ireland claimed a famous victory in New Zealand

We back ourselves against anyone, says Farrell

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says his history-making side "back themselves against anyone" after setting up a mouth-watering series decider against New Zealand.

Rugby • 10 Jul 22

Sexton, Van der Flier, O'Mahony and Beirne were all outstanding for Ireland

Ratings: Irish forwards dominate in historic NZ win

Here's how we rated the Ireland players in their famous 23-12 win against New Zealand

Rugby • 09 Jul 22

Ireland's scrum struggled at times in last Saturday's opening Test

Set-piece problems continue as Irish depth is exposed

Ireland's scrum and lineout issues have been building for some time, as they struggle to build depth in the front row, writes Neil Treacy

Rugby • 06 Jul 22

Connacht must make up a five-point deficit to keep their European hopes alive

Connacht quality underestimated, says Contepomi

Felipe Contepomi has targeted a 5% improvement from Leinster as they host Connacht in the second leg of their Heineken Champions Cup round-of-16 tie.

Rugby • 11 Apr 22

Robbie Henshaw at Ireland's training session this morning

Henshaw good to go for Ireland's Twickenham trip

Robbie Henshaw has passed his head injury assessment return-to-play protocols and will be available for Ireland's Guinness Six Nations clash against England on Saturday week.

Rugby • 03 Mar 22