'Contentious' scrum-half selection in Murphy's Ireland dream team
Former Ireland full-back Geordan Murphy, the ex-Leicester director of rugby, popped his head back above the parapet in November wh…
Liam Heagney
03 Jan 2023, 8:11
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'I thought, who is going to argue with them two, so I picked them'
France defence coach Shaun Edwards has explained the logic behind selecting the no-nonsense Paul Willemse and Romain Taofifenua as…
Liam Heagney
16 Mar 2022, 5:32
Building the empire
From Liverpool to Lancaster, how Leinster have become a European rugby juggernaut.
Garry Doyle
07 Apr 2021, 6:29
Border crossing
The IRFU's willingness to transfer players between provinces offers a lifeline to some but pain to others.
Jonathan Bradley
30 Jan 2021, 3:23
Shizuoka was repeat of Cardiff 2015 for Sexton-less Ireland
Ireland had four years to ensure they would not play an important World Cup match with a rookie No10, but their failure to build d…
Liam Heagney
28 Sep 2019, 12:36
Conor Murray: From unused schools substitute to Test Lion
“Earlsie always slags me that I wasn’t much good at rugby in school and that’s why I was an unused sub in the senior cup fin…
Michael Cantillon
07 May 2017, 3:57
