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October 2024

Ready to go

Antoine Dupont set for Top 14 return as Toulouse welcome Olympic star's 'boost'

11 Oct

216

URC

Ulster make seven changes, while Ioane among returning starters for Connacht

11 Oct

3.9k

Team news

Frawley at 10 for Leinster as Nankivell returns for Munster

RG Snyman will face his former team-mates at a sold-out Croke Park.

11 Oct

5.0k

in charge

Match officials appointed for Ireland's November Internationals

11 Oct

2.9k

Battle

'We don't like each other' - Lowe says Leinster/Munster rivalry as strong as ever

11 Oct

2.4k

Old Stager

'I remember the days of being delighted to get one' - Nick Timoney on reaching 150 caps

11 Oct

1.2k

rugby country

Leinster confirm 82,000-sellout for Croke Park meeting with Munster

10 Oct

1.8k

Prospects

Successful tour to SA highlights Irish rugby's exciting emerging talent

Simon Easterby’s side won all three of their games in South Africa.

Murray Kinsella

10 Oct

5.7k

Tom Farrell

'I was close to going abroad, but I've landed on my feet with Munster'

10 Oct

2.7k

dire straits

'My finger was half hanging off... I'd never seen the inside of my hand'

10 Oct

1.7k

interprovincial

'Pete should concentrate on coaching his own team' - Murphy ramps up Ulster-Connacht clash

10 Oct

872

Ready to go

Ireland make 3 changes for USA clash

9 Oct

487

Three from Three

Emerging Ireland finish with a flourish to end South Africa trip unbeaten

Simon Easterby’s men delivered a big second half to beat the Cheetahs.

9 Oct

939

Liveblog

Cheetahs v Emerging Ireland

9 Oct

1.3k

josh ioane

'Coming off the field, I was telling Ben Murphy, "Man, I was so nervous for this game"'

Connacht’s Kiwi arrival Josh Ioane has settled nicely into his new life halfway across the world.

Gavan Casey

9 Oct

1.9k

URC

'We're not seeing a trend, there's no correlation' - Rowntree on Munster injuries

9 Oct

2.7k

Analysis Analysis

Irish 4-pod surprises and the Springboks' 1-4-2-1 system

South Africa have had success with their move to a 1-4-2-1 framework in attack.

Murray Kinsella

8 Oct

3.6k

Courts

Former Irish rugby international Brendan Mullin goes on trial accused of stealing €500,000 from bank

8 Oct

3.8k

'They were probably looking at it with us in mind' - Wilkins dismisses Ulster's heavy Bulls loss

8 Oct

2.4k

Sidelined

O'Mahony in race to be fit for Ireland's November date with New Zealand

8 Oct

3.7k

rugby weekly extra

'You can’t operate a professional rugby team and have that many players unavailable'

8 Oct

9.7k

November internationals

'I might have to beg ROG if I get picked to play Ireland at the Aviva' - Will Skelton

8 Oct

7.2k

emerging ireland

James Culhane to captain Emerging Ireland for Cheetahs clash

8 Oct

4.2k

Toll

O'Mahony and Jager ruled out of Munster's meeting with Leinster at Croke Park

8 Oct

4.0k

Rugby

Michael Cheika says ban for disrespecting doctor ‘hurts my reputation’

8 Oct

1.7k

Selection

All Blacks XV name squad for Munster match in Thomond Park as part of Northern Tour

8 Oct

4.2k

Cover

Leinster scrum-half joins Ireland WXV squad as Heffernan departs with injury

8 Oct

1.6k

Showdown

Leinster get Croker history lesson with 74,000 tickets sold for Munster clash

8 Oct

11.6k

Munster

Garryowen's Bryan Fitzgerald makes strong impression on first Munster start

The Limerick native is currently on a 3-month deal with the province.

Ciarán Kennedy

7 Oct

3.9k

Injury Update

Kelleher, O'Brien, and Larmour doubts for Leinster's clash with Munster

7 Oct

3.9k

Slice of the Action

British & Irish Lions reach profit-sharing agreement with touring players

7 Oct

3.6k

Update

McCarthy, O'Brien and Postlethwaite released from Emerging Ireland squad

7 Oct

6.0k

All Blacks

New Zealand name squad for tour that features November clash with Ireland

7 Oct

3.8k

Leading The Way

Kendellen's breakdown work and Prendergast's kicking central to Emerging Ireland win

7 Oct

3.3k

emerging ireland

'It's a really big result for a team that's only been together for 11 or 12 days'

6 Oct

7.8k

Two from two

Strong first half lays platform as Emerging Ireland beat Western Force

Jude Postlethwaite, Chay Mullins, Sean Jansen and Alex Kendellen were the try-scorers in Bloemfontein.

6 Oct

7.6k

Emerging Ireland v Western Force

6 Oct

17.6k

WXV1 Rugby

Ireland punished for early yellow cards in WXV1 defeat to Canada

Canada ran out 21-8 winners at the Langley Event Centre on Saturday night.

6 Oct

5.3k

walking wounded

Munster correct their course to Croke Park but injury list grows more extreme

6 Oct

4.8k

URC

Munster bounce back with bonus-point win over Ospreys in biblical conditions in Cork

Graham Rowntree’s side righted their course towards Croke Park next Saturday with a 23-0 win at Virgin Media Park.

Gavan Casey

Reports from Virgin Media Park

5 Oct

4.5k