Rugby

July

July 2024

The green machine

'It put new life into my career to go to Leinster. I was blessed'

Heinke van der Merwe won two Heineken Cups with the Irish province in 2011 and 2012.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Durban

13 Jul

3.6k

Number 10

Crowley: 'You don’t ever tap out, no matter what way you're performing'

13 Jul

2.8k

Azzurri

Italy bounce back from shock Samoa defeat with 22-point win over Tonga

12 Jul

2.4k

Courts

Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape in Argentina

12 Jul

6.8k

Let's Get Quizzical

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

12 Jul

4.1k

Teamsheet

Ireland name side for World U20 semi-final against England

12 Jul

6.7k

Number One

'If we lose against Ireland, we're still the world champions. That won't change'

12 Jul

3.5k

doro

Munster captain Dorothy Wall joins Exeter Chiefs

12 Jul

2.7k

Skipper

How a meeting on Wednesday put fire in Ireland's bellies

12 Jul

5.1k

Fixture List

Leinster away to La Rochelle, Munster return to Northampton in Champions Cup pools

12 Jul

3.6k

Tourists

Prendergast and Izuchukwu impress but have to wait for Ireland caps

12 Jul

7.6k

Setback

England fullback Furbank ruled out of second All Blacks Test

12 Jul

1.9k

Second chance

'There's another level in how we can play' - Ringrose

12 Jul

2.0k

response

'We don’t tend to lose two on the bounce' - Farrell demands more from Ireland

12 Jul

2.4k

production line

Inside Affies, one of the best rugby schools in South Africa

The all-Afrikaans institution in Pretoria has produced Springboks like RG Snyman.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from South Africa

11 Jul

5.2k

change of guard

'Peter's not happy, but he does the right thing for the team' - Farrell

11 Jul

7.7k

Collisions

POM has to settle for bench role as Farrell backs Ryan's physical edge

Caelan Doris will look to nail his interactions with referee Karl Dickson.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from uMhlanga

11 Jul

4.1k

Team news

Doris captains Ireland as O'Mahony drops to the bench

11 Jul

9.4k

Team news

Botham and Winnett start as Wales aim to end losing streak in Australia

11 Jul

1.8k

Eden Park

Fin Baxter handed first England start in New Zealand rematch

11 Jul

2.9k

Depth

IRFU blocks all NIQ front row signings from next season on

11 Jul

14.7k

Ref Chat

'We thought that Caelan handled himself incredibly well'

11 Jul

5.3k

Tour On

Ireland set to tour Georgia and Romania next summer

11 Jul

5.0k

memory lane

'I'm sad I didn't come to Leinster earlier. That was a proper pack'

Springboks prop Ollie le Roux loved his time with the Irish province.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Durban

10 Jul

14.2k

Selection

Murray and Kelleher set to start for Ireland in second Boks Test

10 Jul

6.1k

rugby weekly extra

'That next development and evolution of the team has to come in November'

10 Jul

5.1k

Update

'Everyone trained' - Ireland say they have a clean bill of health

10 Jul

5.4k

reinforcement

Connacht confirm signing of Kiwi out-half Josh Ioane from Chiefs

10 Jul

6.3k

ANALYSIS

How Jamie Osborne recovered from tough start on encouraging Ireland debut

10 Jul

1.8k

no scrum no win

Boks hooker Bongi calls for 'fair contest' in scrum against Ireland

10 Jul

8.6k

ANALYSIS

Ireland showed they can cut the Boks but they've got to be sharper

Ireland’s attack was a mixed bag in the first Test but Andy Farrell’s men showed some class.

Murray Kinsella

9 Jul

1.7k

Report

Ireland U20 Women fall short against Italy in Parma

9 Jul

1.5k

Rassie

'I don't know if it's dangerous. It's one individual who said that' - Rassie

9 Jul

7.2k

Rained Off

Ireland U20s qualify for World Championship semi-finals after final pool game cancelled

9 Jul

10.7k

Team news

Rassie names completely unchanged Boks 23 for second Irish clash

9 Jul

2.9k

irish model

Rugby Australia takes control of ACT Brumbies

9 Jul

3.2k

experience

'I feel good about my game' - Murray ready for return to nine shirt

9 Jul

3.7k

last push

Farrell needs big Ireland energy as Boks hit the seaside in uMhlanga

9 Jul

3.4k

Update

Doak and Heffernan called into Ireland squad in South Africa

8 Jul

6.2k

ANALYSIS

Why Ireland will feel the three Springboks tries were avoidable

The South Africans seemed to stun Andy Farrell’s side with their beautiful opening score.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from uMhlanga

8 Jul

3.2k