Team news: The 2025 Lions in action this weekend
After the euphoria of Thursday's announcement, many of the Lions stars selected to go on this summer's 10-match tour of Australia …
Jon Newcombe
09 May 2025, 7:31
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Adam Beard makes long-awaited Ospreys injury return
After four months out of action, Welsh international Adam Beard makes a very welcome return for the Ospreys as they continue their…
Simon Thomas
21 Mar 2025, 10:50
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Ireland player ratings | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
What was particularly evident in selection was the reliance on a core of forwards – of the seven players that started all four m…
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2024, 2:51
Caelan Doris to lead Ireland as two uncapped rising stars make 35-man squad
Caelan Doris has been named Ireland captain for the Autumn Nations Series, taking over from Peter O'Mahony who has also been named…
Josh Raisey
23 Oct 2024, 8:13
Ulster edge out Connacht to return to winning ways after South Africa trip
Ulster returned to winning ways with a hard-fought 32-27 United Rugby Championship victory over Connacht at Kingspan Stadium.
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12 Oct 2024, 17:03
Emerging Ireland casualty list grows with late change made to squad
Emerging Ireland have been dealt another injury blow with Connacht prop Jordan Duggan being replaced by Leinster's Alex Usanov the…
Josh Raisey
27 Sep 2024, 9:55
Emerging Ireland forced into three changes for South African tour
The tour head coach had last week unveiled his original selection to travel to Bloemfontein for the October matches versus the Pum…
Liam Heagney
24 Sep 2024, 5:39
Simon Easterby receives mixed Emerging Ireland injury update
Leinster flanker James Culhane has been passed fit to team up with Emerging Ireland for their three-match tour in South Africa nex…
Josh Raisey
23 Sep 2024, 9:28
Prendergast included in Emerging Ireland squad of 33 for South Africa
Easterby, who will become the interim Ireland Test team coach when Farrell is on his sabbatical in charge of the 2025 British and …
Liam Heagney
18 Sep 2024, 4:50
'I'm not the most genetically gifted, but I've got a good enough understanding to excel defensively'
Admired as a thought and deed leader, the influence of young Fraser Dingwall at Northampton Saints has quickly thrust him into a p…
Owain Jones
20 May 2020, 14:01
'We were walking down Fifth Avenue, and every ten seconds people were stopping him. French people, Irish people, even Americans'
After featuring in eight Le Crunch encounters, France-England is now very much a past tense fixture for Mathieu Bastareaud as he s…
Liam Heagney
02 Feb 2020, 3:31
