Paul Boyle celebrated his first time captaining Connacht with a hat-trick of tries in their 31-14 win over Benetton.
Johnny Sexton, Robbie Henshaw and Peter O'Mahony have returned to the Ireland starting XV for their final Autumn Nations Cup Test vs Scotland.
Stuart McCloskey will pick up his fourth Test cap for Ireland against Georgia, and first in over two years, as Andy Farrell makes nine changes.
Recap all of Sunday's PRO14 action as Ospreys, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster beat Benetton, Cardiff Blues, Zebre and Scarlets respectively.
We round up the weekend's PRO14 action as Scarlets won in Galway and Gavin Coombes starred for Munster.
Exeter Chiefs will begin their Champions Cup title defence with a home fixture against Glasgow Warriors on Sunday December 13.
James Lowe will make his Ireland debut in Friday's Nations Cup Test against Wales, while Jacob Stockdale has kept his place at full-back.
Uncapped duo James Lowe and Billy Burns, as well as wing Keith Earls, have been added to Andy Farrell's Ireland squad for the Nations Cup.
Sunday's match between Connacht and Benetton is postponed after a small number of positive tests in the Italian squad.
Champions Cup holders Exeter Chiefs will face Glasgow Warriors and Toulouse in the 2020/21 pool stages.
Ireland moved to the top of the Six Nations table with a bonus-point win over Italy, but the late concession of a try could hurt their title chances.
Will Connors and Hugo Keenan will make their Test debuts when Ireland face Italy in their 2020 Six Nations clash on Saturday.
Recap Saturday's Guinness PRO14 action as Irish trio Munster, Leinster and Ulster all pick up wins, as did the Cardiff Blues.
Recap the opening round of the Guinness PRO14 as Munster beat the Scarlets late on, while Connacht beat Glasgow in Galway.
A round-up of Sunday's Guinness PRO14 action as Munster thrashed Connacht to book a semi-final, while Cardiff Blues beat the Ospreys.
We pick the standout players from the weekend rounds of the Premiership, Super Rugby AU and the PRO14 for our latest team of the week.
A recap of Sunday's PRO14 action as the Ospreys and Dragons drew, while Connacht won a thriller against Ulster.
The IRFU has unveiled plans for rugby's return in Ireland, with action taking place at the Aviva Stadium in August.
The fourth instalment of our Rugby Union Top 10 series, as we take a look at at 10 of Ireland's greatest performers.
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and Ireland's four provinces have agreed a payment deferral model for all employees due to the coronavirus pandemic.