#Irish Rugby

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Watch - Rugby podcast special: the Boks come to town 
Watch - Rugby podcast special: the Boks come to town 
Simon Lewis and Brendan O'Brien look ahead to the visit of the world champion South Africans. 

 Listen | Thu, 20 Nov, 2025

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Sam Prendergast 19/11/2025
Andy Farrell claims Sam Prendergast's abilities at fly-half 'far outweigh' defensive weakness
The Ireland head coach has kept faith with the 22-year-old to start against world champions South Africa in an Aviva Stadium sell-out Quilter Nations Series Test that will bring down the curtain on the international year this Saturday

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference
Ireland hoping knowledge of Jacques Nienaber defence can pay off against Springboks
“I guess there's an air of familiarity from playing in Leinster, and playing and training against the defence that South Africa do regularly," said Tommy O'Brien.

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025

South Africa Springboks Captains Run
Easterby believes 'fabulous coach' Tony Brown has done 'brilliant job' of developing Springboks attack
Ireland face South Africa with a surge of confidence after their performance against Australia, but Simon Easterby knows the Springboks will reveal exactly where Andy Farrell’s side truly stand.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025

Scotland v Argentina - Quilter Nations Series - Scottish Gas Murrayfield
S Donal Lenihan: Somehow, Scotland always manage to locate self-destruct button
Autumn Internationals: With the Springboks looming, Ireland coach Andy Farrell has some big selection calls to make this week.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025

Josh van der Flier 5/11/2025
Van der Flier and Ringrose passed fit for South Africa clash
In further good news, prop Thomas Clarkson has passed all HIA protocols. However, centre Stuart McCloskey has been ruled out of the Springboks game. 

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Australia - Quilter Nations Series 2025
Ireland v South Africa: Kick-off time, TV details and team news
Ireland welcome South Africa to town this weekend and it promises to be another epic clash between the two sides.

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

Jack Conan applauds the fans after the game 15/11/2025
Jack Conan: 'South Africa are kind of reinventing the game, it's great to see'
The onus on Ireland will be to play with a discipline that was lacking too many times against the Aussies, and to bring the same sort of legal aggression and force of will that delivered that famous win against the Boks in the epic World Cup pool game at the Stade de France two years ago.

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

Mack Hansen and Max Jorgensen compete for a high ball 15/11/2025
'He gets rugby': Farrell purrs over Hansen as Keenan continues on road back
Andy Farrell saw Mack Hansen's odd coloured boots and thought, 'You better play well'

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Australia - Quilter Nations Series 2025
Farrell relishes shot at 'best in the world' South Africa after Ireland’s statement win
Now that they've got out of their own way and stepped up their performance level, Ireland's clash with South Africa is even more mouthwatering

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference
Fitness boost for Ireland ahead of Springboks clash as duo return from injury
Andy Farrell has some selection headaches, good and bad, ahead of Ireland's Test against South Africa on Saturday. 

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

Joe Schmidt speaks to the media after the game 15/11/2025
Australian media reaction to defeat in Dublin: 'this is not acceptable' 
Joe Schmidt's side were well beaten at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday night.

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025

RUGBYU-IRL-AUS
S Running to stand still: are Schmidt's Wallabies going forward or backwards?
The results of the last few months have definitely, if unfairly, turned up the volume of Joe Schmidt's critics, who have grown frustrated by the Kiwi coach's opaque selections, particularly at 10

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025

Rugby podcast special: Ireland hit the Aussies for six, now for the Boks
Rugby podcast special: Ireland hit the Aussies for six, now for the Boks
Brendan O'Brien and Simon Lewis at the Aviva Stadium reflect on Ireland's win over the Wallabies.

 Listen | Sun, 16 Nov, 2025

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Joe Schmidt and Andy Farrell ahead of the match 15/11/2025
Farrell to Hansen: 'You better play well in those two different coloured boots!'
The Ireland 15 was the star man in the defeat of Australia. 

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Australia - Quilter Nations Series 2025
Hansen hat-trick as Ireland power to six-try win over Wallabies
Andy Farrell's side had too much for Joe Schmidt's Australia at the Aviva Stadium. 

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Tommy O'Brien celebrates scoring a try that would later be ruled out with Mack Hansen 15/11/2025
Ireland v Australia player ratings: 'Magic Mack' the standout in defeat of Wallabies
Here's how Andy Farrell's side fared in the reunion with Joe Schmidt.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Tom Tobin tackles Ben Neely 15/11/2025
AIL round-up: Clontarf win at Cork Con, Terenure edge derby with St Mary’s
UCD climbed out of the drop zone with a 34-12 bonus-point win over Young Munster.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Mack Hansen scores his sides third try of the match 15/11/2025
As it happened: Ireland v Australia, Autumn internationals
Mack Hansen's first-half hat-trick stole the show as Andy Farrell's side ran out convincing winners against Joe Schmidt's Wallabies

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Australia Rugby Captain's Run
S Donal Lenihan: Why Ireland’s lineout is failing — and what must change before facing Australia
Ireland’s stuttering lineout and inconsistent attack have left opponents circling, with Australia now poised to expose any lingering weaknesses

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Paul O'Connell 12/11/2025
The blame game: Ireland’s lineout, Paul O’Connell and the problem of determining responsibility
The success of the lineout depends on lots of moving parts - but the Munster legend will know the buck stops with him. 

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Australia - IRFU 150 Test Match
S Kieran Shannon: Many Irish rugby relationships eventually strained. Not Farrell and Schmidt.
The host of new rugby books released in the last year tell us plenty about the dynamic between Andy Farrell and Joe Schmidt

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Caelan Doris 14/11/2025
Caelan Doris: 'We want to get the best out of the fans and supporters by how we play and by showing desire'
“There was good excitement watching it. It was class. The atmosphere here was unbelievable and we'll be looking for something similar tomorrow."

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Australia Rugby Captain's Run
Jack Conan flags Fraser McReight as a 'smart, dogged' challenge for Ireland
“He will have a sniff at every breakdown. If you're late, lazy, sloppy, inaccurate, he'll be right in there."

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Japan - Quilter Nations Series 2025
S Ronan O'Gara: They smile at Ireland in that pat-on-the-head sort of way
I come around to asking the same question – are the IRFU digging deep enough on this conundrum? It warrants a serious deep dive into how our World Cup cycles can be better. It hasn’t worked so far.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Bundee Aki 11/11/2025
'They're leading the way they want to lead' - Bundee Aki on Caelan Doris and Dan  Sheehan
“They're unbelievable, aren't they? I think Caelan's an unbelievable leader, Dan Sheehan, you saw him, how he leads and the way he plays. I think they're just growing."

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Your sport on TV this week: Ireland v Australia, World Cup qualifiers and Club Championships
Your sport on TV this week: Ireland v Australia, World Cup qualifiers and Club Championships
It is another action packed weekend of sport on TV with Ireland taking on Australia, the Republic of Ireland heading to Hungary and the Club Championship continue - all you need to know here.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference
Andy Farrell hoping Mack Hansen brings pre-injury form to Wallabies clash
“I think he was in great form, certainly within the Lions series, I mean, wow, I hadn't seen him in better form actually, and then obviously the foot injury stopped that progress."

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Japan - Quilter Nations Series 2025
Ireland v Australia: Kick-off time, TV details and team news
Ireland got back to winning ways against Japan while Joe Schmidt's Australia were stunned by their defeat to Italy. 

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Sam Prendergast 11/11/2025
'It's selfish' - Sam Prendergast believes himself and Jack Crowley shouldn't focus on Ireland rotation
Andy Farrell will on Thursday afternoon reveal his latest pick for the starting fly-half role ahead of Saturday’s Quilter Nations Series Test at home to Australia.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Ireland Rugby Media Conference
Tadhg Beirne: 'You want to put in great performances that the Irish people can get a lift off'
It's a lovely, lovely accolade to get for sure and I appreciate those who voted for me and it's obviously a big honour. A lot of big names have won it in the past so, yeah, it's a big honour for sure."

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Ireland v France - U20 Six Nations Rugby Championship
Four Munster players to start for Ireland U20s in Cork clash with South Africa
The Ireland U20s face South Africa in Cork on Friday night.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

RUGBYU-FRA-RSA
S Donal Lenihan: As if we needed reminding, Rassie and the Boks show why they're the best around
Rassie Erasmus's world champions laid down a marker against France last weekend. They'll head for Dublin next week.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference
'It has to start showing, doesn’t it?' - Andrew Goodman admits Ireland need to start performing
Andy Farrell’s side fell away in the final quarter against the All Blacks in Chicago then rescued another underwhelming effort against Japan at home last week.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

DHL Stormers v Connacht - United Rugby Championship
Cullie Tucker to leave Connacht at the end of the season to take head coach role with Ireland U20s
Tucker has been with Connacht for 10 years. 

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

Australia Rugby Media Conference
Angus Bell ready for extended Irish chapter as Joe Schmidt's Wallabies land in Dublin
The prop is part of the Australia squad preparing to face Ireland this weekend.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Japan - Quilter Nations Series 2025
S Donal Lenihan: Pressure mounting on some of Ireland's established names
Will Andy Farrell need to shake up his frontline for bigger tests ahead?

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Japan - Quilter Nations Series 2025
Farrell urges Ireland to 'get on with the big boy stuff' after low-key Japan outing
The Ireland boss says "we need to get over ourselves" ahead of the visit of Australia.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Tom Farrell tackled by Warner Dearns 8/11/2025
Tom Farrell eager to cap Ireland debut with more Test chances
The Munster man made his Test debut on Saturday at 32 years of age.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Tom Farrell celebrates after the match 8/11/2025
Tom Farrell relieved to make Ireland bow and get monkey off his back
It wasn’t the best of performances by Ireland as a collective, but this was still everything that Farrell had wanted and it came six years after he was first called into the Ireland squad by former head coach Joe Schmidt

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Japan - Quilter Nations Series 2025
Replacements add necessary urgency as Ireland complete convincing six-try defeat of Japan
Andy Farrell handed a Test debut to 32-year-old Munster centre Tom Farrell and returned a fit-again Caelan Doris to the captaincy at No.8 after a successful comeback from injury off the bench against the All Blacks

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025

Ireland v Japan - Quilter Nations Series 2025
Ireland v Japan, November Internationals: As it happened
Ireland struggled to find their rhythm but pulled clear in the final quarter and scored six tries on the way to their first win of this Test window

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025

Ireland v New Zealand - Gallagher Cup Match
Sportsguide: Ireland v Japan, FAI Cup final and Premier League
It is another action packed weekend of sport with the FAI Cup final between Shamrock Rovers and Cork City, Andy Farrell's Ireland return to the Aviva Stadium to face Japan and the Premier League continues - all you need to know here.

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025

Caelan Doris 7/11/2025
'A bit of a reset': Captain Doris eyes new trajectory for Ireland
Ireland captain Caelan Doris on Friday spoke about the reset that was taking place for his team at this midway point in the World Cup cycle

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025

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