Ireland

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has left out experienced second row Devin Toner from the 31-man World Cup squad.

Saracens for Willemse, Te'o extension, Toner Omission and Back-row Brits

Jacob Stockdale scored a double as Ireland edged out Wales 17-22 in their encounter at Principality Stadium on Saturday.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt described the appointment of Felix Jones in the backroom staff of South Africa ahead of the World Cup campaign as an 'awkward' situation.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has named Jack Carty at fly-half for the upcoming World Cup warm-up game against Wales at Millennium Stadium this weekend.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named Cardiff Blues flanker Josh Navidi as the skipper for the upcoming World Cup warm-up game against Ireland to be played at Millennium Stadium on 31st August.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt reckons playmaker Johnny Sexton will return to action before the World Cup after his injury setback.

In their penultimate World Cup warm-up match, England showed their clinical side at Twickenham as they brushed Ireland aside. Joe Harvey delivers his verdict.

England scored an eight-try riot as they trounced Ireland 57-15 at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday. Here are the highlights from the encounter.

England stepped up their World Cup preparations with a dominating display as they thrashed Ireland 57-15 at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

With the Rugby World Cup is set to kick-off in Japan next month, both England and Ireland will be keen to iron out their flaws when they take on each other at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

Last weekend saw the beginning of many of the northern hemisphere’s pre-Rugby World Cup campaigns. One of these games took place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. With Joe Schmidt’s Ireland playing Six Nations rivals, Italy.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt is expecting fly-half Joey Carbery to be part of World Cup campaign later this year despite his injury setback during the recently concluded game against Italy at Aviva Stadium last weekend.

Ireland started their World Cup warm-up campaign on a positive note as they completed a 29-10 victory over Italy at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Munster's Jean Kleyn is set to make his Ireland debut in the upcoming World Cup warm-up game against Italy after he was named in the line-up by head coach Joe Schmidt for the Saturday's encounter.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has left Ireland's training camp to New Zealand following a family bereavement.

Ireland have released Ultan Dillane and Rory Scannell from their squad ahead of the World Cup warm-up game against Italy to be played at Lansdowne Road this Saturday.

Ulster back Will Addison has been given an Ireland lifeline after he was added to the World Cup training squad in the third week.

With a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the line in Colomiers, Talking Rugby Union will be in France for the event and with some of the World Series’ biggest names taking part, Joe Harvey has penned his preview ahead of this weekend’s action.

Ireland's preparations for the upcoming World Cup has been hampered by an injury to their star playmaker Jonathan Sexton