Pat McCarry has been covering rugby, across various shows and platforms, for over 16 years. He has two best-selling rugby books, The New Breed and Man & Ball, and penned a sell-out rugby play, Soldier Field, in 2019. He has written for SportsJOE, The42, Guardian, Press Association and Inside Rugby, among others.
Leinster are expected to lead the charge of Irish provinces but it's Connacht who are expected to exceed expectations, with fears …
Besieged by injuries in the number 10 position, the Irish province are growing increasingly desperate as the new season looms.
Do Ireland need to roll the dice and bank on blooding young talent to break their World Cup curse next year?
Ireland's coach has a little over a year to restore Ireland's status near the summit of the international game.
The All Blacks are undefeated at their Auckland stronghold in 52 Tests, and the place holds plenty harrowing memories for the tour…
Craig Casey and Ciaran Frawley have been starved of international starts and must seize their chance to show Andy Farrell they are…
Cian Prendergast and Tom O'Toole were overlooked for parts of their respective careers, but have fought their way to international…
The Ireland front-rowers recall 'surviving the slagging' at Munster, a Rassie rollocking and the highs and lows of their last 13 y…
Andy Farrell's squad raised eyebrows and it's a clutch of players from Connacht and Ulster who have most to gain chasing Leinster …
The departure of James Lowe signifies a change of tack from within Irish rugby as developing academy starlets is preferred
There could be a changing of the guard at tighthead as the legendary Tadhg Furlong hands over the baton to Thomas Clarkson
Leinster fluffed their lines against Bordeaux but winning the URC would still be a handsome achievement to finish the season with
The 24-year-old centre will notch up another marker in his rapid development in Friday's European Challenge Cup final.
Friday may be fly-half Jack Carty's final game for Connacht before retiring, but a URC play-off spot could prolong his career for …
With criticism is some quarters about an ageing squad, Andy Farrell has a plethora of young talent to blood onto the Test stage
After biding his time through injury frustration, the Leinster and Ireland winger is making up for lost time with club and country…
Fuelled by eight players born in the province, Connacht's sixth straight URC win has put them in the play-off frame.
Harry Byrne's displays for Leinster have bolstered competition for Jack Crowley's Ireland shirt despite Sam Prendergast's glitch i…
This Six Nations Aoife Dalton comes in as a mainstay of the Irish team after captaining the Wolfhounds to Celtic challenge glory. …
The Ireland hooker discusses family, relationships, an early encounter with Jonah Lomu and a ‘taste for winning’ with Leinster…
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