North will miss the rest of this season.

The road ahead is fraught with challenges, including formidable opponents and the looming spectre of relegation to WXV3. Yet, with determination and skill, Ireland aims not only to compete but to invigorate the landscape of women’s rugby in Ireland.

Hanlon made the difficult decision to withdraw his stable star from last week's blue riband due to the rain-softened ground and admitted afterwards he was considering switching his focus at Aintree.

Farrell left the door open to a potential England return and featuring in the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour.

The dual Derby hero will begin his four-year-old campaign with an early-season trip to Dubai for the Sheema Classic

Communication will be key in what is expected to be a cauldron-like atmosphere in Le Mans.

Last Sunday’s tie for 19th at The Players completed a successful Florida Swing and sent Lowry to number 34 ahead of his trip to the Far East.

Saturday’s friendly against Belgium will mark the Everton full-back’s 69th cap but his first in a year.

Spanish police have arrested at least six people and raided the offices of the Spanish football federation as well as a property belonging to former president Luis Rubiales as part of a corruption and money laundering investigation linked to a deal ...

A Spanish court has decided to release Brazilian footballer Dani Alves if he pays a bail of one million euros (£854,474) and hands over his passports while awaiting the appeal of his conviction for raping a woman in Barcelona.

The new deal between Sky Ireland and the FAI runs until 2028.

"I would have played against him a good few times, a gnarly back-row! Just the kind of person that was ideal to bring in,” Bemand remarked.

France assistant William Servat, acting as a water carrier, wandered across Italy’s goal kicker Paolo Garbisi line of sight as he prepared to take a potentially match-winning penalty in Lille at the end of their round-three game.

When Farrell sits down to review the campaign, he will happily park the silverware and focus instead on what tweaks are required to make sure Ireland’s attacking blueprint keeps evolving.

O’Brien is on course to be part of an Ireland side refined by O’Shea in this stopgap period and soldered by the new permanent boss due to take over in early April.

After all, switches from red to blue are still a rare enough occurrence.

From Marcus Smith’s drop goal to Wales’s doomed heroics, here are our picks for best moment, match and more - including a nod to the 2025 renewal

The forward - currently on-loan at Roma from Chelsea - joins Belgium skipper and talisman Kevin De Bruyne on the sidelines. 

He broke through as Nidge, but Vaughan-Lawlor is toting guns for a different group in the fascinating tale of late British aristocrat, writes Esther McCarthy

As he comes to Cork with an Irish-themed play, the Royle Family star, 84, talks about his home city, past roles, and his days on the building site