Sixty-seven seconds into Sunday’s game at Murrayfield, Scotland hooker Dave Cherry left his shoulder on Sam Prendergast.

Interim head coach Simon Easterby insists Ireland will not get carried away following a pivotal Six Nations weekend that ended with his side’s destiny in their own hands.

Ireland have inflicted some serious pain over Scotland recently, and this latest chapter of an increasingly one-sided rivalry resulted in another dark day for the hapless Scots.

It didn’t take long for the doubts to creep in. Shortly after he arrived home to Dublin following Ireland’s latest World Cup quarter-final defeat in Paris, Johnny Sexton began to face up to the realit...

There is an infectious effervescence to James Lowe — which is great as part of your team, but a complete nightmare when he’s against you.

Ireland captain Caelan Doris has backed Calvin Nash to seize his opportunity after the Munster winger was drafted into the starting team for tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield

Ireland have been dealt a late blow ahead of tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield, as Mack Hansen is ruled out with a hamstring injury.

If there is a rugby equivalent of a ‘cold, rainy night in Stoke’, then Colwyn Bay on a bleak Friday night is tough to top.

There has already been plenty written and said about the obvious threat that Finn Russell and the Scotland back-line pose this week, but, in reality, Sunday’s Six Nations clash at Murrayfield will be ...

When the Ireland squad reconvened this week, they will have done so with a pep in their step, safe in the knowledge there’s plenty of scope for improvement following last weekend’s bonus-point win ove...

Simon Easterby hit the nail on the head in his post-match press conference on Saturday night when he pointed to the strong foundation that had been laid by Ireland’s starting team before the bench cam...

Steve Borthwick believes Ireland’s experience was the deciding factor of their opening Six Nations win at the Aviva Stadium, as the England head coach singled out Jack Crowley for having a major impac...

Ireland’s Six Nations title defence is up and running and with it, their shot at history has been significantly enhanced.

Steve Borthwick wasted no time in beginning the mind games last weekend when the England head coach not so subtly urged Ben O’Keeffe, the referee for tomorrow’s Six Nations game, to ensure Ireland’s a...

Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby has revealed that Joe McCarthy suffered a “nasty blow” to the head in training yesterday, which has ruled the Leinster lock out of Saturday’s Six Nations open...

With one major enforced change at the helm, consistency of selection has been the name of the game for Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby.

Sam Prendergast is set to make his Six Nations debut from the start in Ireland’s opener against England at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (4.45), as interim head coach Simon Easterby considers shaking ...

Dan Sheehan started the day pacing around his apartment, not knowing where to look as the nervous energy that had been building all week reached boiling point.

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has allayed fears over Luke McGrath after the scrum-half was stretchered off in a neck brace just before half-time in his side’s 36-12 bonus point win over the Stormers ...

For Leinster, the objective here was two-fold: One, maintain their unbeaten season by racking up their 14th consecutive win, and two, ensure that Dan Sheehan and James Lowe came through it unscathed.

Eleven minutes after he tore the ACL in his left knee, Dan Sheehan tackled Siya Kolisi, who, as it turned out, would soon point the way in terms of his miraculous recovery from a similarly serious inj...

There is a certain irony to how Billy Dardis’ career ended where he had spent much of his playing days – in the shadows, far away from the glitz and the glamour of rugby’s bright lights.

Tournament organisers have confirmed that 20-minute red cards will feature in this year’s men’s, women’s and Under-20s Six Nations.

Calvin Nash spent the month of November in Ireland camp without playing a single minute of any of the four Autumn Nations Series games.

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Leinster and Ireland have been handed a major boost, as key duo Dan Sheehan and James Lowe are set to make their eagerly-awaited returns from respective lay-offs in Saturday’s URC clash with the Storm...

Leinster are back in familiar territory. If everything goes according to plan, the next time they will play a Champions Cup game outside of Dublin will be in Cardiff for the final on May 24.

Leinster are set to play their Champions Cup round of 16 clash at Croke Park after Leo Cullen's side overcame Bath in their final pool game this evening.

Leinster have put themselves within touching distance of guaranteeing home advantage throughout the Champions Cup knockout stages.

When Rónan Kelleher prepares to throw the ball into Leinster’s lineout at the Aviva Stadium this evening, the hooker will see a familiar face staring down the barrel at him.

Leo Cullen has allayed fears over Tadhg Furlong and Ryan Baird’s absence from Leinster’s matchday squad to take on Bath at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow evening, as the head coach revealed that both Dan ...

Quickly switching from club to international mode is part of being a top-level professional rugby player, but that doesn’t mean it’s an easy aspect of the job.

As expected, in what was his first Six Nations squad announcement as Ireland interim head coach, Simon Easterby stuck with the solid foundations laid by Andy Farrell rather than ripping up the script ...

Leinster tighthead Rabah Slimani has earned a shock recall to France’s Six Nations squad.

Jacques Nienaber smiles as he is reminded of his assertion upon his arrival in Leinster that it would take 14 weeks for the players to “rewire their brains” in a bid to get up to speed with his ultra-...

When the Ireland squad reconvene for the first time this year in Portugal next week, one imagines that captain Caelan Doris and Tadhg Beirne will be leading the support group for players feeling aggri...

Munster are hoping to have Peter O’Mahony fit and available for Saturday’s crucial Champions Cup trip to Northampton.

There was an unmistakable whiff of the old-school around Thomond on Saturday night – not just in terms of how Munster rolled up their sleeves to pull off their latest rescue act, but the atmosphere wa...