South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is being tipped for a possible return to Ireland to replace David Nucifora as IRFU performance director. Nucifora […]
NEWS EXTRA FORMER England attack coach Scott Bemand has become head coach of the Ireland women’s team. Bemand, 44, joins on a three-year deal, replacing […]
PREVIEW…Ireland v South Africa (Today, Kick-off 3.30pm) Richie Murphy’s Grand Slam winners Ireland face their biggest challenge yet as they meet hosts South Africa in […]
Reigning champions France topped the seeds heading into the semi-finals of the U20s World Cup with England, Ireland and South Africa joining them while New […]
Malcolm O’Kelly has revealed why Ireland’s last World Cup in France was such a disastrous campaign, but is confident such problems will not affect Ireland […]
This week on The Rugby Paper Podcast, joining host Ollie Little, columnists Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher and Digital Editor Nick Powell, Mal O’Kelly discusses […]
Four weeks after the event, European Club Rugby is still investigating Johnny Sexton’s confrontation with all three match officials at the end of Leinster’s Champions’ […]
I’VE followed Ireland for some time now and I have seen a massive growth in technique, skill set and depth like never before. ‘Quarter-final curse’, […]
CHRIS HEWETT Interesting rumblings from down Tonga way, where Toutai Kefu, the magnificent Wallaby No.8 who rumbled all the way to a World Cup winner’s […]
By MO SHER Division Three Essex………………………………………………7 Oxfordshire………………………………… 42 nBy THE defending champions showed their class in Ealing to eventually overpower a game Essex side, six […]
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The tumultuous happenings in Dublin last week were on such a large […]
Ireland’s fourth Grand Slam and first Six Nations championship since 2018 came from a 29-16 victory over England. With a 29-16 victory versus England at […]
Former Ireland full-back Felix Jones will leave South Africa’s coaching set-up and join England as an assistant coach after the 2023 World Cup. England head […]
After securing back-to-back Grand Slams in the U20s Six Nations, the future of Irish rugby is looking extremely bright, and Tyro Leinster hooker Jack Boyle […]
Irish rugby legend Willie John McBride says there’s nothing to separate France and his nation despite Ireland’s Six Nations Grand Slam this year. Speaking on The […]
By Ben Jaycock, Assistant Editor at Murrayfield Despite a valiant first half performance from hosts Scotland, Ireland underlined their Grand Slam credentials yet again with […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield Tigers fly-half Mark Ireland became the all-time top points scorer in National Two North last weekend in a derby that will […]
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Touts were reportedly asking €1,000 for a ticket outside the Aviva yesterday morning ahead of kick off and frankly, by the end of […]
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield………… 21pts Sheffield T…….. 30pts Sheffield Tigers fly-half Mark Ireland fittingly secured victory at Sheffield in the dying minutes after a man-of-the-match […]
By PETER JACKSON Wales ……………………………. 10pts Tries: Williams 46 Conversions: Biggar 46 Penalties: Biggar 14 Ireland…………………………. 34pts Tries: Doris 2, Ryan 9, Lowe 21, van […]