‘It’s such an Irish thing to shy away from being confident’
Melun. Paris. Toulouse. Saint-Gretien and Blois. Pau twice in three years. Perpignan in 2016. Another pair of ‘L’s…
Ireland look to ‘revenge game’ against France with belief · The 42
IRELAND’S WORLD CUP quarter-final loss to France last September hurt Aoife Wafer more than most. Not only did…
Wafer and Ireland turn focus to French mission
Aoife Wafer has backed her Ireland squadmates to not stand still following their emphatic 57-20 victory over Italy,…
French test the measure of how far Ireland have come
With this dominant performance added to a sense of grievance from last September’s World Cup quarter-final exit, Ireland…
Ireland reward record-breaking crowd with first half blitz
Ireland captain Erin King credited a fast start provoked by the previous week’s frustrations against England for her…
Two-thirds of Ireland’s women’s rugby XV are based in Ireland
This is in stark contrast to their FAI soccer equivalents who are also in action this weekend 2026…
Ireland bringing Twickenham positives into the west, says McGann
The Guinness Women’s Six Nations arrives in Galway for the first time as Ireland host Italy at Dexcom…
From a kick in the head to a kiss at the end for Maloney-McDonalds
When the lyricist Sammy Cahn penned the line “Ain’t Love A Kick In The Head?” you can be…
‘I don’t like losing’ but Ireland will take encouragement from Twickenham display, says Bemand
Two years on from an 88-10 humiliation at the hands of England, Ireland left Twickenham with heads held…
Living by Rugby Numbers: We asked today’s Ireland XV just who were their sporting heroes growing up
And wondered whether Irish rugby is getting remarkable benefit from this group’s varied skills, Tennis to GAA to…
Trial by Fire of not just Ireland XV – but entire IRFU programme – against England
Redundancies at Munster point to IRFU’s €8m-plus, 35 central contracts, women’s rugby plan under scrutiny 2025 Guinness Women’s…
‘We’re here to do jobs’
Ireland captain Erin King has insisted her team will not be at Twickenham as a support act to…