"I’d love to be available, but it’s been a few years now since I’ve been in the squad. It is difficult. I’m always hopeful ...

Ireland interim coach Simon Easterby is ready to use his years of experience working with the side to take the country to a ...

Bernard Jackman believes Sam Prendergast may still have the edge over Jack Crowley to start for Ireland in the opening round ...

The child that we sent on a school trip is not the child that returned home to us, either physically or mentally' ...

Methodist College in Northern Ireland was sued for alleged negligence and failure to properly supervise the senior rugby squad on the trip ...

Jamie George, replaced as England captain by Maro Itoje last week, has been ruled out of their Six Nations opener against ...

French Olympic star Antoine Dupont will bring his "aura" to Les Bleus as they seek to deny Ireland an unprecedented third ...

Justin Marshall has risked the wrath of All Blacks fans by claiming that only the World Cup is ahead of the Six Nations in terms its standing in rugby.

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Wing James Lowe and hooker Dan Sheehan are both included and will link up with the squad on 26 January "subject to their successful return from injury" with Leinster, the Irish Rugby Football ...

New Ireland under-20 head coach Neil Doak includes five Ulster players in his squad for the upcoming Six Nations.

Northern Irish rugby referee Chris Busby is set to retire from officiating in the wake of comments made by Mack Hansen which ...