Players welcome 'constructive' meeting with ministers A group of prominent former and current Ireland women's rugby internationals have welcomed their "positive and constructive meeting" with Minister for Sport Catherine Martin and ... Rugby • 20 Dec 21
Lavanini gets five-week ban for hit on Healy Argentina second row Tomas Lavanini will miss Clermont's Champions Cup clash at Ulster next week following his red-card hit on Cian Healy in the Autumn ... Rugby • 02 Dec 21
Players can switch nations after rule change World Rugby has approved a groundbreaking motion that will allow players switch national allegiance during their careers. Rugby • 24 Nov 21
Strong Irish presence in Barbarian squad for Twickenham Rob Kearney and retiring Ireland captain Ciara Griffin are among those included in the Barbarian squads for this weekend's double-header at Twickenham. Rugby • 22 Nov 21
Player Ratings: Furlong and Carbery shine in Pumas rout Ireland capped off a fantastic month with a record win against Argentina, crossing for seven tries to see off Los Pumas 53-7 at the Aviva ... Rugby • 22 Nov 21
Ireland cap off brilliant month with easy Pumas win A year that began with back-to-back defeats, ends with an eighth consecutive win. Rugby • 21 Nov 21
Petti and Grondona restored to Argentina line-up Argentina have made three personnel changes to their starting XV for Sunday's Autumn Nations Series game against Ireland in Dublin. Rugby • 19 Nov 21
Henderson delighted to see Ireland express themselves Iain Henderson was the first player to be called ashore during Ireland's 29-20 win against New Zealand last week, when he was replaced by Tadhg ... Rugby • 19 Nov 21
Baloucoune and Henshaw named in Ireland team for Pumas Robert Baloucoune, Robbie Henshaw, Joey Carbery and Conor Murray have all been named in the Ireland team to face Argentina on Sunday. Rugby • 19 Nov 21
Toxic fallout of Erasmus report damages all involved As each of the 80 pages get turned in the full written judgement into Rassie Erasmus's misconduct hearing, the only thing that's clear is that ... Rugby • 18 Nov 21
Autumn series: England, Wales, Scotland name teams England will face the feared South African pack with a depleted front row while Wales welcome back Josh Adams for Australia and Scotland have made ... Rugby • 18 Nov 21
'It wasn't the easiest year' - Ryan aims to end on high James Ryan aims to put a tough year behind him as he captains Ireland against Argentina on Sunday. Rugby • 18 Nov 21
McGrath called up after Gibson-Park injury Luke McGrath has been called up to the Ireland squad for Sunday's visit of Argentina to the Aviva Stadium after Jamison Gibson-Park was ruled out ... Rugby • 17 Nov 21
Emotional Griffin 'loved every minute' in Irish jersey An emotional Ciara Griffin says she "loved every minute" of her six-year Irish career, having confirmed her decision to retire on Tuesday afternoon. Rugby • 17 Nov 21
Carty called up as Sexton ruled out for up to six weeks Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will miss the final Autumn Nations Series tie against Argentina and a number of Leinster games through injury, with Jack Carty ... Rugby • 15 Nov 21
Carbery vows to battle Sexton for 10 shirt after cameo Joey Carbery has promised to keep pushing Johnny Sexton for Ireland's starting fly-half role following his match-winning cameo against New Zealand. Rugby • 14 Nov 21
Player Ratings: Doris leads the way in huge Irish win The biggest lesson we learned from Ireland's 29-20 win against New Zealand is that Andy Farrell's side can both win, and win in style. Rugby • 13 Nov 21
Recap: Sensational Ireland see off New Zealand Ireland produced their best performance to date under Andy Farrell to defeat New Zealand 29-20 at the Aviva Stadium. Rugby • 13 Nov 21
Ireland squad were disappointed with Eddy - Griffin Ireland captain Ciara Griffin says she and her team-mates were disappointed with the comments of women's rugby director Anthony Eddy this week. Rugby • 11 Nov 21
Henderson returns in only Irish change v New Zealand Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made one change to his side for Saturday's meeting with New Zealand with Iain Henderson replacing Tadhg Beirne in ... Rugby • 11 Nov 21
Australia stress pedigree in World Cup bid Australia are positioning their bid as the risk-free option in the competition with the USA to stage the 2027 World Cup. Rugby • 10 Nov 21
Smith unlikely to face Ireland, says All Blacks coach Aaron Smith is due to link up with the New Zealand squad later today but is unlikely to feature against Ireland. Rugby • 10 Nov 21
Full Twickenham all the motivation Aussies need - White Australia do not need much more motivation than a packed house at Twickenham on Saturday to bounce back after their weekend defeat in Scotland, scrum-half ... Rugby • 10 Nov 21
Haka may be unfair but might suit Irish too, says Doris Ireland's Caelan Doris reckons the Haka may provide an unfair advantage for New Zealand but is excited to face it in Dublin on Saturday. Rugby • 10 Nov 21
Sexton: Ireland must 'respond' to All Blacks hammering Ireland must "respond" to New Zealand as the sides prepare to meet since the first time since the Rugby World Cup in 2019. Rugby • 10 Nov 21
