Ireland’s looming showdown with South Africa highlights how unresolved the out-half battle remains, with neither Crowley nor Prendergast fully convincing

Ireland’s reward for snaffling the runners-up spot behind Portugal on Sunday was a semi-final trip to Czechia on March 26

The former Bok head coach has signed an extended contract with Leinster that will take him up to the end of the 2026-27campaign but, in an interview this week with South African TV, admitted that he ‘misses’ the Springboks

The Real Madrid star has come under criticism for his reaction to being substituted during England’s win in Albania.

The Ireland boss is delighted Ireland will be rewarded with a home final should the first hurdle of the World Cup playoffs be negotiated.

The celebrated actress and singer also includes CMAT and Anna Burns among her touchstones 

Micheál Martin emphasised strong links between South Africa and Ireland — and said he hoped Cyril Ramaphosa would roll out TV screens to watch the Ireland vs Springboks rugby match 

I’ve had friends and colleagues tell me I’d be mad to reveal a brutal injury like this. Any future opponent now knows where I’ve been damaged. But I’m a 41-year-old who’s spent most of his life fighting

Former Manchester United and Three Lions striker Wayne Rooney said he felt the celebrations were too much, too soon.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a modest three-star or a luxury retreat, great hospitality is all about a feeling, say Jillian Bolger and  Thom Breathnach

The Boys in Green will host Denmark or North Macedonia if they beat the Czechs. 

Identification with sport is invaluable for autocratic regimes. There is nothing new in this.

Caribbean island team are the smallest to reach tournament after appointing wily coach and drawing on diaspora

Fifa rankings reward performance of Heimir Hallgrimsson's side

“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.

We have all but come to accept that a stadium with a capacity for 30,000 more will lay idle across the River Liffey. Supply isn’t near meeting demand.

A bigger World Cup has spread happiness all over the globe .

Jamaica needed a win but hit the woodwork three times in the second half as Curaçao became the smallest country by population to win a berth at the World Cup finals.

Alfie Hale reflects on the pivotal summer that brought a young Roy Keane to Cobh Ramblers and set a remarkable career in motion

Tierney scored three minutes into stoppage time to put Scotland 3-2 ahead against Denmark as they sought a victory to secure World Cup qualification