Irish provinces' Champions Cup pool opponents confirmed Leinster have been paired with Bath and Montpellier, while Munster will face matches against Wasps and Castres as the four Irish provinces' Heineken Champions Cup ... Rugby • 21 Jul
Ulster quartet to make Ireland debuts against USA Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named four uncapped Ulster players in his team to take on the USA at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Rugby • 09 Jul
Champions Cup format confirmed for next season The format and qualifier rankings for next season's Heineken Champions Cup have been finalised with Leinster and Munster confirmed as the top two ranked sides ... Rugby • 28 Jun
'It's been a weird journey' - Baloucoune on Irish call On the verge of a first full Ireland cap, Robert Baloucoune has no hesitation in calling his journey to this point "weird". Rugby • 23 Jun
Hume replaces Ringrose in Ireland squad for July tests Ulster centre James Hume has been added to the Ireland squad for summer tests against Japan and the USA after Garry Ringrose was ruled out ... Rugby • 16 Jun
All four Irish provinces confirmed for Champions Cup All four Irish provinces will be among the new United Rugby Championship's eight representatives in next season's Heineken Champions Cup. Rugby • 16 Jun
Ulster ring changes for Edinburgh encounter The Ulster side to face Edinburgh at Murrayfield in the Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup on Saturday shows seven changes from the one that travelled to ... Rugby • 04 Jun
Ulster missing host of players for Edinburgh clash Ulster will be without a host of players for Saturday's Rainbow Cup trip to Edinburgh. Rugby • 01 Jun
Covid-19 cases cause Ulster v Scarlets cancellation Ulster Rugby have confirmed that four of their players have tested positive for Covid-19, and as a result, their Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup game against ... Rugby • 27 May
Stander set for Thomond goodbye as Munster ring changes CJ Stander, Tommy O'Donnell and James Cronin will make their final appearances at Thomond Park for Munster as Johann van Graan made seven changes for ... Rugby • 27 May
The Irish breakthrough prospects to keep an eye on Donal Lenihan and Jonny Holland pick out some of the emerging Irish talent to keep an eye on for next season on the RTÉ Rugby ... Rugby • 27 May
Ulster to welcome back fans for home finale Ulster will play their final home fixture of the Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup in front of 500 spectators at Kingspan Stadium. Rugby • 21 May
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Connacht form and refs' performance The panel review the weekend's Rainbow Cup action. Rugby • 19 May
Error-strewn interpros a consequence of long season The Rainbow Cup delved further into the unpredictable last weekend in the third of three interprovincial rounds in a row. Rugby • 18 May
Henshaw stars as Leinster edge Ulster at RDS Tries from Lions duo Jack Conan and Robbie Henshaw did the damage for Leinster in a 21-17 win over Ulster at the RDS Arena. Rugby • 14 May
Addison handed four-week ban for Thomond Park red card Ulster's Will Addison has been hit with a four-week ban following his red card against Munster last Friday. Rugby • 13 May
Irish provinces name teams for interpro derbies The four Irish provinces have named their teams for tomorrow's Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup inter-pro derbies. Rugby • 13 May
It's meaningless but teams can still use Rainbow Cup It was another weekend of interprovincial action in the season-extending Rainbow Cup and while the results mean nothing, the lack of pressure could see teams ... Rugby • 11 May
Munster rout Ulster at Thomond Park Conor Murray celebrated his British and Irish Lions selection with a try in Munster's 38-10 Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup thumping of Ulster at Thomond Park. Rugby • 07 May
Ulster and Munster ring the changes for Rainbow Cup Ulster have made nine changes from the side that lost to Leicester in the Challenge Cup last week, for their Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup clash ... Rugby • 06 May
Best: Irish provinces need stronger domestic league Rory Best feels stronger domestic league competition is needed for the Irish provinces to be properly tuned up for the latter stages of European competition. Rugby • 03 May
La Rochelle second-half salvo worrying for Irish rugby The manner in which La Rochelle went in to the second half of the Heineken Champions Cup semi-final on Sunday is worrying for both Leinster ... Rugby • 04 May
McFarland rues loss as Ulster blow Euro shot Dan McFarland admitted Ulster will need some time to get over their Challenge Cup semi-final defeat to Leicester. Rugby • 01 May
Leicester seal final spot with comeback win over Ulster Ulster let slip a half-time lead at Welford Road as a second-half turnaround from Leicester Tigers saw the English club claim a 33-24 win the ... Rugby • 30 Apr
Challenge Cup semi-final recap: Leicester 33-24 Ulster It was a tale of two halves at Welford Road. Ulster made the early running to lead 17-6 at the break, but Leicester run in ... Rugby • 30 Apr
