Grand Slam winners in 2023, Ireland suffered familiar quarter-final heartbreak at the autumn's Rugby World Cup. How will Andy Farrell's charges respond?
Keelan Giles led the way as Ospreys fought back to beat Cardiff in their URC derby
A look back at the highlights and lowlights from an action-packed, breathless year for Irish sport.
A night of atrocious conditions at Thomond Park saw Leinster claim a tight 9-3 derby victory over Munster, as both sides struggled to produce passages of play.
Cardiff extended their impressive winning run over local rivals Dragons to 18 league games by handing out a Boxing Day 55-21 thrashing at a sold-out Arms Park.
The premier club competition in rugby returns this weekend in the form of the Champions Cup, but it does so in a new format.
England's World Cup winning prop Phil Vickery and former Wales centre Gavin Henson are among 207 new names revealed in the concussion in rugby hearing.
A superb display of attacking rugby saw Munster clinch a 40-29 victory over URC leaders Glasgow Warriors at Musgrave Park in Cork on Friday.
The British & Irish Lions announced the formation of a historic partnership with the Premiership and URC for the 2025 Lions Tour to Australia, live on Sky.
Former Ireland and Munster back-row Denis Leamy has backed Peter O'Mahony to be the next captain of Ireland, after Johnny Sexton's retirement.
Munster won their first major trophy for 12 years by landing the United Rugby Championship title following an absorbing 19-14 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town.
Scotland international Stuart McInally will hang up his boots in November to pursue a career as a commercial airline pilot.
Johnny Sexton is set to miss the remainder of the club rugby season with a groin injury, prematurely ending his farewell campaign with Leinster.
Wales' four regional teams can start offering their players new deals after an agreement was reached to introduce standard contracts.
Wales have delayed their squad announcement for the Six Nations match with England on Saturday due to uncertainty of player involvement.
The last time Scotland visited Twickenham , they won. Can they repeat the trick and put some consistency together across a full campaign in 2023?
After a dismal period under Wayne Pivac, Wales have called on Warren Gatland to return in the hope of a spike in results. Will it work?
Triple Crown winners in 2022, and off the back of a series win in New Zealand, can Andy Farrell's Ireland kick on to clinch the Six Nations?
Returning Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named Alun Wyn Jones in his squad for the Six Nations, with Ken Owens handed the captaincy for the tournament.
Ireland skipper Johnny Sexton will undergo surgery on Tuesday after suffering a cheekbone injury playing for Leinster on New Year's Day.
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