The former Scotland and British & Irish Lions international full-back Andy Irvine will become Celtic Rugby’s first independent Chairman.

Ireland’s Jerry Flannery will miss the rest of the RBS 6 Nations championship after being banned for his wild kick on France winger Alexis Palisson.

THE Irish Rugby Football Union is likely to submit a written request to the GAA in a bid to have Croke Park made available for a possible Heineken Cup semi-final clash between Munster and Leinster in April.

The Irish Rugby Union will respond to an independent review of Ireland’s World Cup disappointment by creating three new positions within the national coaching set-up.

John O’Neill, chief executive of the Australian Rugby Union, has blasted World Cup organisers for staging the Wallabies’ pivotal Pool B clash with Wales in Cardiff.

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YOUNG MUNSTER will today challenge Dolphin’s passage to Saturday’s AIB League Division Two final at Lansdowne Road.

IRISH and New Zealand rugby chiefs have rubbished claims that they fixed New Zealand's selection as the venue for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in return for an appearance by the All Blacks at the opening of the redeveloped Lansdowne Road.

Gavin Henson’s appeal against the ban he received for elbowing Leicester prop Alejandro Moreno will be heard by an independent committee on January 10.

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL’S decision to sign a new central contract with the Irish Rugby Union can be linked directly to the ferocious demands he believes Europe’s leading clubs place on their top players.

Brian O’Driscoll’s decision to sign a new central contract with the Irish Rugby Union can be linked directly to the ferocious demands he believes Europe’s leading clubs place on their top players.

Brian O'Driscoll today said a move to France would be "an option" when his contract expired next summer.

IRELAND coach Eddie O’Sullivan believes the Irish Rugby Union’s decision to centrally contract players is a major reason for his side’s improving fortunes.

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan hopes Saturday’s stunning victory over South Africa has silenced criticism of the controversial training regime imposed on his Test stars.

The IRFU should forget about Croke Park and play their home fixtures at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff while Lansdowne Road is being redeveloped.

Scotland’s new director of rugby Ian McGeechan maintains he has an “open mind” as the sport prepares for one of its biggest-ever shake-ups.

The Scottish Rugby Union have commissioned strategic management consultants, Genesis, to find ways to improve the game in Scotland.

Matt Williams may have made a mistake in admitting to a meeting with the Scottish RFU his interest in relation to becoming Ian McGeechan's successor in Scotland.

IN money terms, Fiji are amongst the poor relations of world rugby.

The chief executive of the RFU Francis Baron has rejected calls for the Six Nations championship to continue without Ireland.

The Irish Rugby Union will decide on Wednesday whether Ireland's Six Nations clash with England on March 24 can go ahead as scheduled.