Ireland

Siege mentality can help Scotland in Six Nations opener

Scotland’s international men’s team can often come up with some of their best performances when their backs are against the wall, according to former centre Graeme Morrison.
29 January 2020

Leinster's Caelan Doris to make Ireland debut against Scotland

Leinster number eight Caelan Doris is set to make his Ireland debut after he was named in the starting line-up for the Six Nations tournament opener against Scotland.
29 January 2020

Ireland add Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey to Six Nations squad

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has added Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey to the squad for the upcoming Six Nations tournament.
21 January 2020

Johnny Sexton named Ireland captain for Six Nations

Ireland playmaker Johnny Sexton has been named the captain for his side's upcoming Six Nations 2020 tournament that kicks-off next month.
16 January 2020

Joey Carbery ruled out of Ireland's Six Nations campaign

Munster head coach Johann van Graan has confirmed that Ireland fly-half Joey Carbery will miss the upcoming Six Nations tournament after failing to make sufficient recovery from a wrist injury.
8 January 2020

Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton making 'good progress' on his comeback from knee injury

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster has revealed that Ireland international Johnny Sexton is making 'good progress' on his comeback from a knee injury.
7 January 2020

Wrist injury makes Joey Carbery a doubtful starter for Ireland's Six Nations campaign

Ireland international Joey Carbery is doubtful for his side's upcoming Six Nations campaign following a wrist ligament injury.
7 January 2020

Ireland forward Tadhg Beirne in doubt for Six Nations after ankle injury

Ireland international Tadhg Beirne is doubtful for the upcoming Six Nations tournament following an ankle injury.
17 December 2019

Ireland leave out Rob Kearney in 45-man training squad

Incoming Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has left out experienced fullback Rob Kearney from the 45-member training squad.
17 December 2019

'It will be a nice way to finish up' - Best to bow out with Baa Baas

Rory Best says it will be a ‘nice way to finish up’ his rugby career when he represents the Barbarians over the next three weeks.
14 November 2019

Joey Carbery a doubtful starter for Ireland's Six Nations campaign

Ireland fly-half Joey Carbery is doubtful for the Six Nations campaign next year following an ankle injury.
8 November 2019

Athlete Factory Sevens - Final Whistle

Following the end of play at the Athlete Factory International 7s competition, Joe Harvey caught up with winners Ireland as well as England and the USA.
28 October 2019

Ireland triumph at Athlete Factory 7s

The final weekend of October saw some of the best-known names in the Sevens Series come to Chester in what was a final chance to prove themselves prior to Dubai in just over a month.
28 October 2019

Joe Schmidt takes responsibility for Ireland's quarter-final exit

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has taken full responsibility for his side's quarter-final exit in the ongoing World Cup.
23 October 2019

Dominant New Zealand storm into semi-finals with 46-14 win over Ireland

New Zealand ran a seven-try riot as they kept their hope of World Cup title defence alive as they eased past Ireland 46-14 in their quarter-final clash at Tokyo Stadium on Saturday.
19 October 2019

Ireland name Rob Kearney at fullback for quarter-final against New Zealand

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has named Rob Kearney at full-back for the World Cup quarter-final game against New Zealand scheduled in Tokyo on Saturday.
17 October 2019

Richie Mo'unga starts at fly-half for New Zealand against Ireland

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has named Richie Mo'unga at fly-half for the World Cup quarter-final game against Ireland to be played in Tokyo on Saturday.
17 October 2019

Rob Herring joins Ireland's World Cup squad as replacement for injured Sean Cronin

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has recalled Ulster front-rower Rob Herring in the World Cup squad as a replacement for injured Sean Cronin.
17 October 2019

Ian Foster plays down New Zealand's Dublin defeat to Ireland

New Zealand attack coach Ian Foster said the All Blacks' defeat against Ireland in Dublin last year will be irrelevant when the two teams face each other in the World Cup quarter-final in Tokyo on Saturday.
16 October 2019

Ireland's Bundee Aki to miss remainder of World Cup after banned for three weeks

Ireland have been dealt a major blow ahead of their quarter-final against New Zealand with centre Bundee Aki ruled out for the remainder of the tournament following a three-week ban.
15 October 2019