Springboks dominate selection as URC Elite XV revealed
The United Rugby Championship (URC) Team of the Season has been confirmed, with seven Springbok-capped players included. Seven…
‘It’s the blood that runs through my veins’: Filmmaker and director Trevor Birney on Bobby Sands, Kneecap and the Cannes Film Festival
EVEN in his early teens, Trevor Birney’s questioning mind refused to accept things he was told without challenge.…
Steve Borthwick, Exeter Chiefs, Marlie Packer, Iain Henderson, Munster
It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the…
Predictions, teams, kick-offs, how to watch, referees
The United Rugby Championship (URC) continues this weekend with Round 16 seeing three games take place on Friday…
Sorry, but we can’t just recycle our slurry problem away – The Irish News
INSTEAD of spreading animal waste on the land and having it run into our lakes and rivers, we…
World Rugby’s TMO review ‘can’t come soon enough’ after Ulster v Ospreys shambles
Former IRFU referee boss Owen Doyle believes that the Ospreys were robbed of a famous victory after a…
Saints and Henry Pollock, Lions, Parling
It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the…
Ireland coach ‘laughs off’ Stuart McCloskey’s bid to copy Springbok’s switch
Stuart McCloskey is open to the idea of playing in the forwards and becoming a hybrid player for…
Sharks make double signing, England ace pens new deal
The Sharks have bolstered their 2026/27 squad with two new faces, Curtis Langdon becomes the latest England international…
Bernard Jackman claims a ‘bigger picture’ in the Six Nations for Irish provinces
Bernard Jackman believes that there could be an intriguing subplot to the Ireland squad announcement for the upcoming…
No more Leinster bias from Andy Farrell in Six Nations
Bernard Jackman believes that Ulster could well have 10 players in the Ireland squad as Andy Farrell prepares…
Ex-Irish ref boss slams ‘inexcusable’ World Rugby for scrum ‘shambles’
Former referee Owen Doyle has called on World Rugby to find a “solution” to the scrum “shambles” following…