With what they perceive as eminently winnable games at home to Ireland and away to Scotland in the opening phase of the championship, Wales will be trading heavily on emotion tomorrow

Not being able to leave the confines of the team hotel to enjoy a coffee and a chat with someone who has little or no interest in how Ireland will fare in the Six Nations is something the players must miss

The PRO14 has been a damp squib this season with no meaningful challenge presented by any of the Scottish, Welsh, or Italian teams

Johann van Graan has led Munster into battle against Leinster eight times since his arrival from South Africa but has experienced the sweet taste of victory only once

The big lesson to emerge from this traumatic period for professional rugby is that the funding model has an overreliance on bums on seats

I can’t think of anyone else in Irish rugby who will command more instant respect when it comes to coaching an Irish pack than Paul O’Connell

As we bid farewell to a year most will be more than happy to leave behind, 2021 promises to be even more frantic for professional rugby, writes Donal Lenihan

What price is too high to pay for a professional rugby career?

There have been signs since the start of the season that Munster are shifting to a new level

Leo Cullen has been front and centre for all four of Leinster’s successes