Ireland

World U20 Championships runner-up Niall Saunders speaks exclusively to TRU about Ireland's recent campaign, his decision to pull on the famous green jersey and following in his father's footsteps.

Leinster Rugby on Tuesday confirmed Luke Fitzgerald's decision to retire from professional rugby with immediate effect.

South Africa fullback Willie le Roux has been suspended for a week after pleading guilty for aerial hit on Irish number 15, Tiernan O'Halloran during the third Test at Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

England were crowned deserving champions of the 2016 World Rugby U20s with an emphatic 45-21 victory over Ireland at the AJ Bell Stadium, writes Lewis Hughes.

Springboks managed to hold on Ireland's persistent challenge to secure a 2-1 series victory after 19-13 win in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

South Africa coach Allister Coetzee wants the reserve players to come out and absorb the intensity in the third and final Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

After both recording disappointing U20 Six Nations performances earlier this year, England and Ireland will meet in the final of this year’s World Rugby U20 Championship.

Ireland scrum-half Eoin Reddan has announced his decision to retire from professional rugby following the third and final deciding Test against South Africa on Saturday, putting an end to a stellar 10-year international career.

Allister Coetzee has called-up Sharks prop Coenie Oosthuizen in the South African squad for the third and final Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth.

South Africa prop Trevor Nyakane will miss his team's decisive third and final Test against Ireland on Saturday at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

England and Ireland set up a tantalising U20s title-decider with dominant wins over South Africa and Argentina respectively on Monday, writes Lewis Hughes reporting from the Manchester City Academy Stadium.

Ireland will head into the series-deciding third Test against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth on Saturday without Robbie Henshaw as the centre has returned home to take medical advice for surgery on knee cartilage.

South Africa fly-half Pat Lambie has been ruled out of the third Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth after failing to sufficiently recover from the concussion he suffered in the opening game of the series in Cape Town.

South Africa made an excellent comeback managing to score four tries in a span of 20 minutes in the second-half to come from 3-19 behind at half-time and completing a 32-26 victory in the second Test against Ireland in Johannesburg.

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has made five changes to their starting XV for the second Test against South Africa which kicks-off in Johannesburg on Saturday.

In the third round of the World Rugby U20 Championship at the Manchester City Academy Stadium, Ireland trounced Georgia while Scotland and South Africa managed victories against Italy and France respectively.

Ireland skills and kicking coach Richie Murphy stated that the team management is considering not to appeal against CJ Stander's one-week ban ahead of the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

England have displaced South Africa from the third position in the World Rugby Rankings after their historic 39-28 victory over Australia in Brisbane last weekend.

After finishing the 2015 U20 Six Nations in 3rd place and failing to set the tournament alight, it is fair to say expectations were low for Ireland heading into the World Rugby U20 Championship in Manchester.

Ireland flanker CJ Stander will be missing the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday after he received a one-match ban following the red card handed to him in the opening game of the series in Cape Town.