Event: 2016 Six Nations

‘Wales are like a dog with a bone’

Looking after number one sometimes does have wider benefits as Leinster, and now Ireland, may appreciate with Fergus McFadden’s return to form this season.

Sat, 17 Feb, 2018

Montpellier bid to woo CJ Stander with €840,000-a-year offer

The cash-rich Top 14 outfit Montpellier, has tabled an astonishing €840,000 a year offer to CJ Stander in a bid to turn his head and dissuade him from signing a new contract with Munster and the IRFU.

Tue, 19 Dec, 2017

Johnny Sexton insists he doesn’t ‘milk it’ over late tackles

Jonathan Sexton wasn’t in the mood to give much away.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2017

Conor Murray: ‘The guys who came on laid that platform’

Ronan O’Gara served as chaperone when Conor Murray stepped blinking into the white heat of Test rugby on an August night in Bordeaux six years ago and the Munster scrum-half has returned that favour more than a few times since.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

An evolution being achieved by revolutionary means

Paddy Jackson wouldn’t be human if his mind didn’t park the processes that all players swear by as kick-off approaches today and wander back four years to the first and, until this, last time he wore a green jersey at Murrayfield.

Sat, 04 Feb, 2017

CJ Stander always moving forward

CJ Stander put in a lot of hard work to get where he is today and the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Player of the Year for 2016 believes it will take an awful lot more toil to stay ahead of the pack.

Wed, 30 Nov, 2016

Chris Henry: I’ll bounce back and play for Ireland again

Chris Henry still believes he is still good enough to play for Ireland and has vowed to bounce back better than ever from his last injury setback.

Tue, 11 Oct, 2016

Back to the future now for Joe Schmidt

Ireland 35 Scotland 25: DRIP, drip, drip. One by one the names have been dropping off Joe Schmidt’s tongue throughout this Six Nations campaign. They are the players who represent Ireland’s future and who could well be carrying the nation’s hopes into the 2019 World Cup.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Wary Andrew Trimble seeks to swot up on Scotland

The smiles are back and the spring has returned to players’ steps but Ireland wing Andrew Trimble fears that Scotland might be in the mood to rain on his side’s end-of-season parade this Saturday evening.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Josh van der Flier still raising his game

As impacts go, Josh van der Flier’s has made quite the impression on the Test scene since his debut against England three weeks ago.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016

Eddie Jones: Ref must watch ‘illegal’ Welsh scrum

England head coach Eddie Jones has accused Wales of scrummaging “terribly illegally” as the build-up to tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations title showdown between the arch-rivals finally ignited.

Fri, 11 Mar, 2016

England v Ireland: How the sides compare

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Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed with our morning briefing

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

95 minutes prep to face tough French test

Ninety-five minutes. That is all the time Ireland have had this week to prepare to face France in Paris tomorrow as they bid to get their 2016 Six Nations campaign up and running and win back-to-back in the French capital for the first time in 88 years.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Five players to watch during the 2016 Six Nations

Peter Jackson on the best of the new generation, each on the verge of breaking into the international arena

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed with our morning briefing

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

I must learn from World Cup mistake, says positive Sean O’Brien

It is almost four months since Sean O’Brien was ruled out of Ireland’s World Cup quarter-final against Argentina, a retaliatory swing at Pascal Papé of France leading to his suspension for a knockout game in which Ireland were furthered hampered by injuries.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016