Ireland

Ireland's summer tour of Fiji cancelled due to Covid outbreak

The Irish Rugby Football Union has confirmed that Ireland's upcoming summer tour of Fiji has been cancelled following the pandemic coronavirus.
1 May 2021

Schedule for Six Nations 2022 unveiled

Six Nations champions Wales will begin their title defence against Ireland as they fixtures for the 2022 edition was unveiled.
29 April 2021

Joe Harvey Column: Lions coaches give us an insight into selection

Following the British and Irish Lions coaching announcement on Tuesday morning, TRU’s Joe Harvey has written his thoughts as to how he thinks Warren Gatland’s Lions will shape-up for the tour to South Africa.
18 April 2021

Ireland’s Sene Naoupu: 'Fearless young stars can ‘thrive’ going forward'

Ireland face France in the Women's Six Nations on Saturday and Sene Naoupu is excited by the young generation which shone in their opening win over Wales.
15 April 2021

Steve Tandy says Scotland players 'have definitely put their hands up' for Lions selection

Steve Tandy, along with Gregor Townsend, will be part of Warren Gatland's coaching group for the Lions tour this summer and the Scottish contingent heading to South Africa is likely to grow.
14 April 2021

Warren Gatland names fresh and exciting coaching group for British and Irish Lions tour

The British and Irish Lions boss has announced his backroom staff for this summer's tour of South Africa and it will be a new group of coaches tasked with defeating the world champions.
13 April 2021

Donna Rose Exclusive: “I want to share my experience of living with Borderline Personality Disorder to help others”

Wales prop Donna Rose chats to Gary Heatly about her international debut, her remarkable journey in the game and why she wants to continue the conversation about borderline personality disorder.
9 April 2021

Ireland's Kathryn Dane: “It is even more important now that we ensure the wellbeing of our players”

For her PhD, scrum-half Kathryn Dane is investigating injuries related to tackling in women’s rugby whilst also preparing for the beginning of Ireland's Six Nations campaign.
8 April 2021

Brian O’Driscoll Exclusive: To beat Exeter you have to take some risks

As the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals approach, TRU’s Joe Harvey spoke to BT Sport’s Brian O’Driscoll about last weekend’s results, *that* Ronan O’Gara interview and Leinster’s game against Exeter.
7 April 2021

TRU's Team of the Six Nations 2021 and Verdict

After the rearranged France v Scotland game on Friday night, the TRU team have picked their Six Nations XV of the tournament.
29 March 2021

Taulupe Faletau, Louis Rees-Zammit among nominees for Six Nations Player of the Championship

Wales and Ireland have dominated the nominees for the Six Nations Player of the Championship for the recently concluded 2021 edition.
29 March 2021

Ireland's Bundee Aki suspended for four weeks

Ireland centre Bundee Aki has been suspended for four weeks following his red-card incident in the final round of the Six Nations clash against England in Dublin.
24 March 2021

France move to third place in World Rugby Rankings

France and Ireland have made progress in the World Rugby Rankings following the conclusion of the latest round of Six Nations played last weekend.
23 March 2021

TRU's Team of the Six Nations 2021: Round 5

After an amazing Super Saturday, we look at Round 5 of the Guinness Six Nations 2021 and the TRU team have picked their XV from the weekend's games.
22 March 2021

Video Highlights: Six Nations - Round 5

The fifth round of the Six Nations saw France ended the hope of a Grand Slam for Wales as they sealed a thrilling two-point win at Stade de France while Scotland dominated Italy with a convincing win to move fourth.
22 March 2021

Match Centre: Ireland 32-18 England

Ireland managed to finish their Six Nations campaign on a high as they defeated England 32-18 in the final round at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
21 March 2021

England expecting a battle of the airways in Dublin

After arriving in Dublin ahead of their final game of the 2021 Six Nations Championships against Ireland, John Mitchell, Max Malins and George Ford spoke about the importance of the kicking game.
19 March 2021

Johnny Sexton: Ireland will need their ‘best performance of the season’ to get past England

Ireland skipper Johnny Sexton is hoping his side can end their recent losing streak against England in their final Six Nations fixture.
19 March 2021

CJ Stander moves to blindside for Ireland against England

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made six changes to the starting line-up for the final round of Six Nations clash against England to be played at Aviva Stadium this weekend.
19 March 2021

Eddie Jones: That rat poison gets into players heads and we try to keep it out

England head coach Eddie Jones says his players must keep the outside noise and the "rat poison" away from their minds ahead of Saturday's clash with Ireland.
19 March 2021