Bristol maintain no agreement is yet in place to allow Steve Borthwick to join Eddie Jones’ England coaching team.

Ireland and Lions scrum-half Conor Murray has given Munster a massive boost ahead of their must-win Champions Cup clash at Leicester by saying a new deal to keep him at the province was “almost a no-brainer”.

The entire country went a little bit sports-mad this summer, so it comes as no surprise to hear Rugby World Cup 2015 is the phrase people in Ireland searched online for the most this year.

Munster boss Anthony Foley insists the province are determined to hang onto Ireland wing Simon Zebo and is hopeful a new deal can be reached in the coming weeks to head off Toulon interest.

Leinster captain Isa Nacewa has backed exciting rookie Garry Ringrose to become a world-class player if he continues to progress on his current trajectory.

Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are both likely to be far from their best as they contest the final World Golf Championship event of the year in Shanghai this week.

The billion-dollar US firm, Stripe, founded by Limerick brothers John and Patrick Collison, is building towards a massive expansion.

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The crisis at soccer’s global governing body continues to spread as authorities in Germany and Switzerland target banks and national sport associations for financial transactions linked to Fifa.

Munster insist they know nothing about a proposed move by Simon Zebo to Toulouse but assistant coach Brian Walsh said it is inevitable players coming out of contract will be linked to clubs in France and England.

Jamie Heaslip has spoken about Ireland’s ‘upset’ with the manner of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina last month.

One senses that Ulster’s new Director of Rugby Les Kiss is still in a little battle-scarred following Ireland’s heavy World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of Argentina.