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.
The four-time Champions Cup winners are looking in imperious form with the methods of the revered Springbok coach to the fore
The Connacht flanker is settled far from his native New Zealand as he enters the make-or-break part of his Irish stay.
Jordie Barrett and RG Snyman give Leinster two new weapons in their teeming arsenal, but young guns are also hitting the mark.
The Lions head coach has assured journalists he will not be taking it easy as he prepares for the 2025 tour to Australia
The understated Munster and Ireland backrow has exemplified excellence on both sides of the ball and is officially one of the worl…
Jack Crowley's composure and Sam Prendergast's cameo bode well for Ireland while Robbie Henshaw remains a Lions contender.
Andy Farrell saw his men put in one of their worst performances under his tenure and that has made a win over Los Pumas pivotal
Stung by their heartbreaking loss in Paris at last year's World Cup, the Irish prop says they will give it everything to emerge vi…
Still at the top of his game, the power-packed Connacht and Ireland midfielder could yet have a novel positional switch in him
The veteran trio has a combined age of 107 yet Andy Farrell wants his on-field ambassadors to stick around.
Donncha O'Callaghan and Orla Foley, sister of Anthony Foley, remember a Munster legend, eight years after his untimely passing
The second Emerging Ireland tour in South Africa gave coaching an insight into the talent coming the famed system and didn't disap…
The former Ireland backrow hopes to use his experience to help guide the next generation and learn from his mistakes
After three lost finals and four semi-final defeats in four seasons, how have Leinster regrouped for the new campaign?
Zebo may have retired and RG Snyman may have headed up the N7 to Leinster but Munster's low-key recruitment has been shrewd
The drop-goal hero wants to prove he can be Leinster and Ireland's go-to fly-half.
The talented midfielder has gone from idolising powerhouse Aki to playing alongside him.
The colourful Ireland wing on New Zealand's 'trash talk', long-term injury, and letting personality shine.
The precocious back and eldest of five siblings shone on his introduction to the Test arena in South Africa.
England U20s may have won the ultimate prize but Ireland's young conveyor belt of talent shows no sign of grinding to a halt
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