If this was supposed to sell rugby to the great American unwashed, six years out from a Rugby World Cup in these parts, it left a lot to be desired.

Ireland had not made the most of opportunities to add scores in the second and third quarters of the game in Chicago ...

Nick Champion de Crespigny marked his debut as captain with a try as a misfiring Australia overcame Japan 19-15 to open its ...

An overhauled squad led by Nick Champion de Crespigny will give Australia head coach Joe Schmidt a chance to assess the ...

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners needs to become more active as an investor in rugby and is the best-placed stakeholder to help realise a British and Irish league, believes leading sporting ...

Ulster full-back Michael Lowry has been passed fit for their trip to the Hollywoodbets Sharks on Saturday (3pm) and is one of five changes to the province’s line-up for the first game of their South ...

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his squad for the upcoming November Internationals. Just one uncapped player has been named in the 34-man squad, and that man is Leinster prop Paddy McCarthy.

Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Jonny Holland on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast to discuss the major news of the week in Irish rugby. The panel looks ahead to the first big Interpro of the ...

Returning head coach Andy Farrell has included captain Caelan Doris in his Ireland squad for the autumn internationals, but Joe McCarthy misses out. Doris, who has not played since undergoing shoulder ...

Andy Farrell (centre) returns to the Ireland hotseat after his Lions sabbatical If the start of new season has felt slightly low-key amid a post-British and Irish Lions comedown, intrigue - at least ...

Caelan Doris and Joe McCarthy are close to returning to action ahead of Ireland boss Andy Farrell's Autumn Series squad announcement on Wednesday. However Leinster head coach Leo Cullen is unsure if ...

The kinship forged between summer tourists and teammates in Lions and Ireland jerseys will be suspended next Saturday as they don their provincial colours when Leinster host Munster at Croke Park ...