Four lawyers who represented Best’s former teammate in the trial took defamation proceedings against him for comments he made in a radio interview.

Former Ireland and Ulster rugby captain Rory Best has apologised and agreed to pay substantial damages to four lawyers over comments he made about a former teammate’s rape trial.

In Pool B, Munster are set to face Toulouse and Northampton, while Ulster will meet defending champions La Rochelle and Sale.

'My guilty pleasure is having a Chinese with my mates'

The host bounced back with a dominant second-half performance to beat the Bulls

Hosts will have a period to prepare and to warm up the American public to fully enjoy one of the world’s great sporting competitions

Forwards sustained significantly more injuries (65%) than backs (35%), particularly around the high rate of head and shoulder injuries, the study found.

Connacht had the final say when Carty regained his composure to land the winner from the right wing after missing in front of the posts to secure a great win

Brendan Mullin earned 55 caps for Ireland between 1984 and 1995 and made appearances at three Rugby World Cups

Six Nations encounter a taster for World Cup action next year

Lyon's Bar closed last year but that hasn't stopped quest to uncover story behind an iconic picture that hung in Ceciltown pub

Andy Farrell will have a near full hand to select from for Saturday's clash against Wales in the Aviva StadiumText

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Games have been abandoned at all ages and levels in all parts of the country due to treatment of referees.

A brand can become toxic because of transitions in public opinion

US President Joe Biden has personally congratulated the Irish rugby team following Saturday’s victory over the All Blacks.

International soccer and rugby encounters tonight and Saturday are a truly mouthwatering prospect for all Irish fans

During Ireland's game against Scotland 690 alcohol ads were displayed, while there were 961 alcohol ads during the Scotland v England match

Almost 800,000 Irish viewers tuned into the explosive interview, while the country's most popular Google searches related to Covid, with a particular surge of interest in the reopening of retail stores 

With Olympic boxing, All-Ireland hurling and the last Lions game on the cards, it's a bumper weekend for sports fans – but public health officials are urging people not to let their guard down

From months of inactivity to training three times a week is taking its toll on all my children

At a moment when so many of the relationships underpinning the stability enjoyed across these islands are threatened by everything from the possible election of anti-science fundamentalist Edwin Poots as a Northern Ireland political leader to the ...

— and are we ready to salute 'President Kim Cattrall'?

Euan Bowen was spurred to develop a device to track brain health after a teammate suffered three concussion injuries in one season

Communications must be clear and coordinated — we need hope, not confusion

The Irishman did not work with any other Irish republicans in Berlin

Teachers' union's actions foisting extra stress on Leaving Cert students

Had last week’s rugby game between Wales and Ireland been played in normal circumstances, then a minor military tattoo might have been offered as a stir-the-juices aperitif.

National Council for the Blind of Ireland pleads for volunteers during Covid-19

Ted O'Driscoll is the couple's third child. 

Last week RTÉ broadcast Christy Ring: Man and Ball, a tribute to one of the greatest hurlers of all time. The eulogy celebrated Ring's great skills, competitiveness and eight All-Ireland medals.

It is sad that it is taking legal action for rugby sporting bodies to realise that serious reform of the game is needed to halt the growing tide of brain disease among players.

Three years ago, Ronan Michael was unaware rugby league was even played in Ireland. Now he is lining out for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League writes Stephen Findlater

Barack Obama’s A Promised Land sold nearly 890,000 copies in America or Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best-selling White House memoir of modern times.

For the Lansdowne Roar, read the Aviva Muffle: proposals drafted for government by the GAA, IRFU and FAI to get fans back into stadiums will ask that supporters keep their masks on.

Hooker Niall Scannell and scrum-half Neil Cronin are out of the Edinburgh game while there are also injuries for Keith Earls and Chris Cloete

Alex Wootton admits that the past two seasons with Munster were a struggle

Johnny Sexton will lead a much-changed Leinster line-up into the first game of the Guinness PRO14 title defence as the champions return to the RDS for the first time since February 28 on Friday (8:15pm) to face the Dragons.

Ireland star Jacob Stockdale played position in Ulster's run to last month’s PRO14 final but was switched to left wing for Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final

Guinness Pro 14  Leinster 13 Munster 3 Munster’s semi-final woes returned yet again as Leinster progressed to the Guinness PRO14 final for the third season in a row.

Immunology expert Professor Kingston Mills has said he does not understand why 500 spectators could not attend the forthcoming Leinster versus Saracens rugby game in the Aviva Stadium as the risks were “fairly minimal.

Leinster 28 Ulster 10 Guinness PRO14 title favourites Leinster completed a 15-match regular-season winning streak with a 28-10 victory over Ulster at the Aviva Stadium.

One of the players I enjoyed working with at Racing 92 in Paris was full back Brice Dulin. We developed a great relationship with a shared ambition of excellence.