#Irish Rugby

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Dan Kelly scores a try 30/1/2026
Dan Kelly: 'I'd almost forgotten what it was like to play with the shackles off'
It’s not that there isn’t structure to what Kelly has found on this side of the Irish Sea. There is. It just isn’t anything like the structure he experienced back at Tigers.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

France v Ireland - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship
S Ronan O'Gara: Ramos on a different level as the misery rained down on Ireland in Paris
Ireland had a midfield penalty in the second period and Prendergast didn't get the distance his forwards desperately needed to get their teeth into. It could have been 29-21 and now Ireland could test their pulse.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Ronan O'Gara speaks to the media after the match 18/1/2026
Ronan O'Gara facing increase in touchline ban after appeal
The La Rochelle head coach was initially given a fortnight's ban  and a fine.

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Captain's Run
Andy Farrell urges Ireland to disrupt French dazzle
The head coach wants his players to lean into Antoine Dupont and his defending champions on Thursday night.

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Captain's Run
Doris and Ireland eager to deliver performance to inspire the nation 
The 2026 Guinness Six Nations gets underway on French soil with Ireland unfancied underdogs to defeat the defending champions who ended their reign as back-to-back titleholders. 

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026

Munster v Dragons - United Rugby Championship
Six capped players start for Ireland XV against England A
Leinster backrow Max Deegan will captain the team

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Squad Training
Ronan O'Gara: Ireland's 10 conversation has turned nasty
The legendary out-half fears the suffocating fear of Sam Prendergast, Jack Crowley or even Harry Byrne fouling up an opportunity in green is doing neither them or Irish rugby any good.

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Andy Farrell 3/2/2026
'Hopefully this experience will stand to us' - Andy Farrell relishing new-look Ireland's challenge in France
The Ireland boss saw no point in sugar-coating the situation as he announced his team in the French capital on Tuesday.

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

A view of the Men’s Six Nations Championship Trophy 26/1/2026
S Six Nations 2026: team-by-team guide to the tournament 
Ireland and France will get the campaign under way in Paris on Thursday night.

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

A view of the Men’s Six Nations Championship Trophy 26/1/2026
Underdogs and overhyped: The big questions ahead of Six Nations kick-off
Thursday night is this French squad’s date with destiny. The French public have had an underwhelming experience since the trauma of the World Cup, last year’s title notwithstanding. 

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Colm Tucker arrives ahead of the match 31/1/2026
Tucker calls on Ireland XV charges to embrace England 'A' challenges
Cullie Tucker’s squad will have just two pitch sessions behind them come kick-off.

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Jeremy Loughman 29/1/2025
'Impressive' Loughman has 'all the attributes' to succeed at Test level, insists Farrell
The loss of three looseheads in advance of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations would give concern to any Test side but the task has fallen to the 30-year-old, whose most recent of five caps came off the bench against Italy two years ago.

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Ireland Team Assembly Day
Six Nations: No Lowe or Furlong for Ireland but revitalised Stockdale 'buzzing' for Paris
Jeremy Loughman and Cian Prendergast also get the nod as Les Bleus welcome Ireland to the Stade de France on Thursday (8.10)

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Six Nations 2026 package
France v Ireland in the Six Nations: Kick-off time, TV details, team news and everything you need to know 
Andy Farrell's side will hope to start as they mean to go on in Paris on Thursday night.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Joe McCarthy and Francois Cros in a line out 8/3/2025
Ireland 'in for long night' if they fail to disrupt French set-piece, says Philippe Saint-André
The former Sale, Toulon and France head coach compared Farrell’s current squad unfavourably to the team which won in Marseille in 2024 but the former French captain also outlined the potential unpredictability of the 2026 Six Nations campaign

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Michael Milne 1/2/2026
Munster duo Loughman and Milne going head-to-head for loosehead berth
Milne, who is set to turn 27 on matchday this week, made his Test debut last summer against Georgia, earning his second cap the following week in Portugal having joined Munster from Leinster, initially on loan, last April.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Simon Easterby 1/2/2026
Easterby 'excited' by challenge of facing Dupont under Paris lights
Ireland take on Les Bleus in the tournament opener on Thursday evening. 

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference
Jack Conan: Ireland must lean on learnings from previous visits to France
From the stage fright under the lights at Stade de France in 2022 to the perfect riposte in Marseille two years later, Conan and Ireland have shown they can not only learn from their mistakes but implement those lessons to good effect. 

Sun, 01 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference
Michael Milne: Gym sessions? 'You're remembered for the games you play'
Munster's new prop Michal Milne knew he had to shake himself out of a rut at Leinster to make the most of his time in the pro game. Now he's prepping for a huge Six Nations opener in Paris.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Andrew Goodman 28/1/2025
Ireland can kick on with evolving gameplan, insists 'frustrated' Goodman
Andy Farrell's side are preparing to take on France in Paris on Thursday.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Sami Bishti 20/1/2026
Ireland U20s captain Sami Bishti inspired by Tadhg Furlong and Thomas Clarkson
Given he was the skipper when Blackrock won the Leinster Schools Senior Cup , it appears to be a solid choice on behalf of head coach Andrew Browne to select Bishti as Irish captain for the forthcoming U20s Six Nations Championship.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Ireland Rugby Squad Training
S Aki and Keenan twin shocks may test even Andy Farrell's powers of positive thinking
Farrell placed improving discipline at the top of his list of improvements and also addressed the penalty Aki conceded for dissent at the Dexcom last Saturday, agreeing work still needed to be done with the squad on staying mentally focused

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Caelan Doris and Andy Farrell 26/1/2026
S Donal Lenihan: Six Nations injuries force Andy Farrell to rethink Ireland’s depth and loyalty
Injuries, emerging talent and selection risk collide as Ireland, France and England shape a defining Six Nations championship.

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Munster v Castres Olympique - Investec Champions Cup
Ireland in a hurry to get Edwin Edogbo up to speed
The Ireland squad begin their preparations in earnest in Portugal this week for their opening game of the championship against defending champions France in Paris on Thursday week.

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Will Connors 26/1/2026
Connacht confirm signing of Will Connors from Leinster, Loughman extends Munster stay
Munster prop Jeremy Loughman has signed a new contract that will keep him at the province until 2028.

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Ireland v France - Guinness Men's Six Nations - Aviva Stadium
'It was just an accident' - No bad blood from Antoine Dupont towards Ireland duo following injury
The Toulouse star and former World Rugby men’s player of the year ruptured cruciate ligaments after being cleaned out of a ruck by the Irish forward duo in last season’s championship meeting in Dublin.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Guinness Men's Six Nations Launch Event - Edinburgh
Fabien Galthie not interested in Irish injury woes
The France head coach has issues of his own, at tighthead for one.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Jack Boyle leaves the field on a motorised stretcher due to an injury 24/1/2026
Prop crisis shows how shallow the Irish depth chart really is
When Jack Boyle went down 20 minutes into the game in Galway, throats ran dry, all the more so when he had to be stretchered off the field.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Billy Bohan arrives 24/1/2026
Andy Farrell calls on Billy Bohan to ease Ireland prop crisis
The 20-year old Connacht prop Billy Bohan has been added to the Six Nations squad

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Connacht v Leinster - United Rugby Championship
Jack Boyle injury leaves Andy Farrell's Ireland facing Six Nations prop crisis
Boyle was Ireland's most likely start at loosehead for the Six Nations clash with France on February 5

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026

RUGBYU-EUR-CUP-LA ROCHELLE-HARLEQUINS
S Ronan O'Gara: Punched in the nose, left sitting on our backsides
Champions Cup exits, leadership questions and fine margins leave La Rochelle and Munster facing uncomfortable truths and a long road back

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

Ireland v Australia - Quilter Nations Series 2025
Prendergast at 10, Edogbo on the bench and a 6/2 split: what Ireland might look like in Paris
Changes are inevitable from the side stuffed by the Springboks last time out

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

Dan Sheehan 21/1/2025
Dan Sheehan: We're underdogs now but no end to Irish talent
Dan Sheehan, already a world-class hooker, is developing into the most impressive public voice in the Irish dressing room.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026

Ireland v South Africa - Quilter Nations Series 2025
Ireland's Six Nations squad raises as many questions as answers
That’s a hefty chunk of talent removed from the chess board as Farrell takes this squad to Quinta do Lago in Portugal on Sunday ahead of an historic Thursday night opening to the Six Nations against France in Paris early next month

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026

Leinster Rugby Squad Training
Hugo Keenan not lacking for perspective as he targets return from injury
The Dubliner was a constant presence in the Leinster and Ireland No15 shirt for a number of years as he seemed to live a charmed life in a game where the physicality eventually tends to take a toll on its professionals

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026

Edwin Edogbo 4/10/2025
The winners and losers as Ireland names Six Nations squad
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell named a 37-man squad for the upcoming Six Nations on Wednesday.

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Munster v Castres Olympique - Investec Champions Cup
Andy Farrell names two uncapped players in Ireland's Six Nations squad
Ireland open their Six Nations campaign against France on February 5

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Tom Wood 20/1/2026
Munster's Tom Wood wants to be 'more of a leader on and off the pitch' for Ireland U20s
Wood said his father Keith — the former Ireland international — likes his sons to figure out the game on their own

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Andy Farrell, John Fogarty and Jonathan Sexton 10/1/2026
Andy Farrell faces Six Nations dilemma as Ireland’s depth is tested
Ireland’s Six Nations selection exposes a widening contrast with France as Andy Farrell searches for depth beyond his trusted core

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Sami Bishti, Julien Curlier and Riley Norton 14/11/2025
Sami Bishti to captain Ireland U20s as Andrew Browne names 29-man squad 
Donnacha McGuire, Tom Wood, Charlie Molony and Derry Moloney all return for a second year at the age-grade.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

A view of steam coming off of Edwin Edogbo dejected after the game 17/1/2026
Rugby podcast special: Huge Munster set-back and Leinster march on
Brendan O'Brien and Simon Lewis analyse a consequential weekend of Champions Cup action. 

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Joey Carbery arrives ahead of the match 13/12/2025
Leinster and IRFU on different wavelengths over Joey Carbery question
Leo Cullen has already confirmed Leinster’s interest in Joey Carbery. It looks a done deal and the suspicion is that Leinster will be pleased enough to get the better of the union

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Jacques Nienaber 22/12/2025
Leinster's Jacques Nienaber relishing trip to face 'trendsetters' Munster 
The eastern province head for Thomond Park on Saturday evening.

Sat, 27 Dec, 2025

Dexcom Stadium 23/8/2025
Ireland to play first Women's Six Nations game at Dexcom Stadium
It was announced earlier this year that the Ireland Women will play their first game at the Aviva Stadium.

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

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