Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Ireland finished third in the table following wins over Scotland, Wales and Italy

Ireland finish U20s campaign with defeat to France

Ireland finished in third place in the Under-20 Six Nations following a 34-28 defeat to France.

Jason Ryles (l) has stepped down as skills coach

Two Jones' assistants step down from England roles

England assistant coaches Simon Amor and Jason Ryles are stepping down from their roles in Eddie Jones' management team.

Rugby • 14 May 21

'We are not the finished product. We will keep on improving and fine-tuning. We are measuring up quite nicely but we can't get ahead of ourselves'

Pivac: Moments like this make up for the bad times

Wayne Pivac admitted that Wales had been on an "emotional rollercoaster" before reaching their destination and being crowned Guinness Six Nations champions.

Rugby • 27 Mar 21

Wales left 'numb' after late Grand Slam drama in Paris

Wayne Pivac admitted Wales were left numb as a France try two minutes into injury time inflicted a 32-30 defeat and deprived them of a Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam.

Rugby • 21 Mar 21

Ross Byrne has been elevated to the match-day squad

Byrne replaces Burns, Malins ruled out for England

Leinster out-half Ross Byrne is a late addition to the Ireland match-day squad for today's Six Nations finale against England after Billy Burns was ruled out through injury.

Rugby • 20 Mar 21

Six Nations recap: Ireland 32-18 England

The action as it happened as Ireland demolished England in the Six Nations finale at the Aviva Stadium

Rugby • 20 Mar 21

'Look, without being arrogant, I think England should always win the Six Nations - or be in contention to win the Six Nations' - Eddie Jones in 2016

Fallow year shouldn't deflect from Eddie's grand plan

The evidence of the 2018 Six Nations suggests we should be cautious about over-interpreting what we've seen from Eddie Jones' England in this campaign

Six Nations • 20 Mar 21

Ugo Monye was full of praise for Keith Earls

The old warhorse who can do everything really well

Former England winger Ugo Monye hailed his old room-mate Keith Earls' performance against Scotland last weekend, describing the Munster winger as the "glue" holding an otherwise inexperienced Ireland back three together.

Six Nations • 18 Mar 21

'It was a game we had to win twice. Which is a little bit crazy'

Jackman: Ireland still have big concerns to tackle

Bernard Jackman says there are still "big concerns" over aspects of Ireland's play after Sunday's victory over Scotland, a game they "had to win twice".

Six Nations • 15 Mar 21

Eddie Jones celebrates with Billy Vunipola after England's win over France

Jones: We're going to be racing France to the World Cup

Eddie Jones has thrown down the gauntlet by insisting England grabbed a head start on France in the race for the 2023 World Cup.

Rugby • 13 Mar 21

Antoine Dupont scores France's first try at Twickenham

Six Nations recap: England 23-20 France

The action as it happened from the Six Nations clash between England and France at Twickenham.

Rugby • 13 Mar 21

Stuart Hogg's interview persona has generated some comment over here

Bullish Scots far from deluded about this tie-breaker

Scotland's record against Ireland over the past 20 years has been nothing short of dismal, and the last four matches have been as bad as ever, but is there a sense that a changing of the guard is coming, with the teams tied in their head-to-head on 66 wins each?

Six Nations • 13 Mar 21

Hugo Keenan races away for Ireland's second try

Six Nations recap: Italy 10-48 Ireland

The action as it happened in Ireland's Six Nations victory over Italy in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Rugby • 27 Feb 21

Bundee Aki rescued a dramatic victory for Connacht against Benetton

Last-gasp Aki try snatches win for Connacht in Treviso

Connacht survived a major scare as Bundee Aki crossed in the final minute to snatch a 19-17 Guinness Pro 14 win at Benetton.

Rugby • 26 Feb 21

Ireland head to Rome with their coach needing a win more than anyone

Italy v Ireland: All You Need To Know

The lowdown ahead of Ireland's trip to Italy for Round 3 of the 2021 Six Nations

Rugby • 26 Feb 21

'Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for us, that was my abiding memory of the game' - Mike Ross

'No one wanted to be on a team that lost to Italy'

Ireland have lost only once to the Italians since the latter joined the Six Nations - that defeat signaling the end of Declan Kidney's era in charge. Are there any similarities between then and now?

Six Nations • 27 Feb 21

An an unspecified injury sees Lawes ruled out

Lawes out for England - North reaches 100 Welsh caps

England have suffered a major setback ahead of Saturday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Wales after Courtney Lawes was ruled out by an injury sustained in training.

Rugby • 25 Feb 21

Irish squad reconvene as players return from Pro14 duty

The Ireland rugby squad report no injury concerns for the players who featured for their provinces in the Pro14 ahead of next Saturday's Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy.

Rugby • 21 Feb 21

Jack Willis is taken off the Twickenham pitch

Jack Willis awaits specialist report on knee injury

England flanker Jack Willis will be given further specialist advice in the next fortnight to gauge the full extent of a knee injury that looks likely to end his season.

Rugby • 16 Feb 21

James Lowe in action against Teddy Thomas

Ireland lack coherency in stitching the parts together

After two defeats in their opening Six Nations games, Ireland, in the view of Bernard Jackman, Eddie O'Sullivan and Donal Lenihan are just not connecting the parts properly, despite some good moments so far.

Rugby • 16 Feb 21

Harry Byrne has been drafted in as injury cover at out-half

John Cooney and Harry Byrne called up to Ireland squad

Half-backs John Cooney and Harry Byrne have linked up with the Ireland squad ahead of Sunday's game against France to provide cover after Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton were ruled out with injuries.

Rugby • 13 Feb 21

'There's no better opponent really than the team you guys (the media) are tipping as favourites'

Farrell sees France as template for emerging players

Andy Farrell believes Ireland's rookie half-backs Billy Burns and Jamison Gibson-Park can take inspiration from the rapid development of France's rising international stars.

Rugby • 13 Feb 21