Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Conor Murray consoles Bundee Aki after the defeat to England

Our start killed us, says deflated Conor Murray

A flat second half performance and the concession of soft tries were the foundation for England's defeat of Ireland, according to scrum-half Conor Murray.

Rugby • 02 Feb 19

Ireland braced for England backlash

Ireland begin the defence of their Six Nations title against an England side determined not to lose three in a row to Joe Schmidt's team.

Rugby • 02 Feb 19

Rory Best on the captains run ahead of Ireland's clash with England

Ireland insulated from Jones' mindgames, insists Best

Rory Best insists Ireland are fully insulated from Eddie Jones' verbal jousting ahead of Saturday's Six Nations opener against England in Dublin.

Rugby • 01 Feb 19

Jacob Stockdale stretches to score against England last year at Twickenham

A game of two halves: Ireland's try-scoring exploits

When do Ireland tend to do most of their scoring? Declan Whooley looks at the recent trend of when the tries have arrived under Joe Schmidt's watch.

Rugby • 02 Feb 19

Ireland completed the Grand Slam with victory in Twickenham last year

'If it's as boring as this the whole time, bring it on'

England head coach Eddie Jones appears to have delegated responsibility for his usual mischievous pre-match soundbites to defence coach John Mitchell, who suggested Ireland would attempt to "bore" their opponents in Dublin on Saturday.

Rugby • 29 Jan 19

Keep your enemies close: Joe Schmidt poses with his rival coaches

Rival coaches insist Ireland remain the team to beat

Ahead of his final Six Nations, Joe Schmidt's fellow coaches are happy to pile the pressure on the Grand Slam defending Ireland team, which Warren Gatland places among hardest team in the world to beat

Rugby • 23 Jan 19

Owen Farrell hopes to get reacquainted with Johnny Sexton on 3 February

'The hand is good' - Farrell hopes to be fit for Dublin

Owen Farrell is confident he will be fit to lead England into their Guinness Six Nations opener against Ireland at Aviva Stadium on 3 February.

Rugby • 23 Jan 19

'When he talks, the referee listens,' says Eddie Jones of Johnny Sexton

'Sexton has the bat phone to the referee' - Jones

England head coach Eddie Jones has suggested that Johnny Sexton gets preferential treatment from match officials after claiming that the Ireland out-half 'has the bat phone to the referee.'

Rugby • 20 Jan 19

Eddie Jones: "We specifically want to beat Ireland."

Jones chooses his squad 'specifically to beat Ireland'

Eddie Jones has made no bones about his huge desire to dethrone Ireland in this year's Six Nations, admitting he's picked his squad specifically to take down the reigning Grand Slam champions.

Rugby • 17 Jan 19

In total, 38% of all injuries were incurred during training with concussion the most frequent injury in full-contact sessions.

'Significant changes to the game may be needed'

English rugby's head of medicine admits the game may face "significant changes" in order to address an alarming rise in injury severity.

Rugby • 09 Jan 19

Izack Rodda of Australia is tackled by Owen Farrell

Jones defends Farrell's tackle technique

Eddie Jones has defended Owen Farrell's tackle technique as the spotlight once again fell on England's co-captain in a conclusive victory over Australia.

Rugby • 25 Nov 18

Joe Cokanasiga (c) has shown recent good form for his club Bath

Jones rings the changes with the World Cup on his mind

Joe Cokanasiga has been given his England debut as one of 11 changes in personnel made for Saturday's Test against Japan at Twickenham.

Rugby • 15 Nov 18

Owen Farrell was considered by many to be a lucky man to avoid sanction for this tackle

O'Driscoll: I stand corrected on Farrell tackle call

Brian O'Driscoll has withdrawn his original verdict on Owen Farrell's controversial tackle at the end of England's win over South Africa.

Rugby • 09 Nov 18

'I'll tell you this I wouldn't like to be the referee to try and make that decision but it was for sure a momentum stopper'

CJ Stander is glad he isn't a referee

Just last week the Ireland number 8 CJ Stander's native country were at the wrong end of a call in the last play of the England v South Africa clash.

Rugby • 08 Nov 18

Eddie Jones on New Zealand: "You've got to play a certain way against them, there's no doubt about that"

England consult dossier on how to beat New Zealand

England have been consulting a dossier of observations from players involved in last year's British and Irish Lions tour in their quest to defeat New Zealand.

Rugby • 05 Nov 18

England will play against South Africa on Saturday

Wilson in at number eight for England, Farrell outhalf

England coach Eddie Jones sprung a surprise by naming Mark Wilson at number eight for Saturday's test against South Africa

Rugby • 01 Nov 18

Mike Brown has been left out of the England squad to face South Africa

England drop Mike Brown for South Africa clash

England have dropped Mike Brown for the first time in the Eddie Jones era after he was omitted from a 25-man squad retained for Saturday's Test against South Africa.

Rugby • 30 Oct 18

Will Carling to join England management

Will Carling is to join England's management team this autumn as a mentor to senior players as Eddie Jones seeks to build a bridge to the nation's "great past".

Rugby • 30 Oct 18

Andy Farrell has been with Ireland since January 2016

Ireland coach Farrell rejects England approach

Ireland defence coach Andy Farrell rejected the chance to return to the England set-up, according to a report in the Daily Mail.

Rugby • 30 Aug 18

Anthony Watson (l) and Jonathan Joseph will not feature for England this November

Problems pile up for Eddie Jones as Bath duo ruled out

Already under pressure to deliver in November, Eddie Jones' task just got more difficult with news of an all too common problem - injured Bath players.

Rugby • 15 Aug 18

Eddie Jones' England have lost five of their last six tests

Jones under pressure to deliver November success

England Rugby's Chief Executive Stephen Brown has served notice to Eddie Jones, urging the head coach to turn England's fortunes around during the November tests.

Rugby • 31 Jul 18