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

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

La Rochelle have secured the services of young Irish backrow Richie Whelan for the rest of this season.

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

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

Captains and head coaches from all Six Unions and Federations gathered in Rome, Italy, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ...

Johnny Sexton's Ireland role has mostly been kept under wraps since he returned to the camp before the Autumn Nations Series, ...

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

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

In the first of a digital British and Irish Lions series in 2025 titled Lions Recollections, Wales Alex Cuthbert looks back ...