Sam Prendergast, Jamie Osborne and Jacob Stockdale have each been picked to start for Ireland against France in their Guinness Six Nations opener in Paris, but Tadhg Furlong has been ruled out.
Ireland appear a side in decline having lost their Six Nations crown to France in 2025. Can they prove people wrong?
Two-time European winners Munster were dumped out of the Champions Cup at the pool stage for just the fourth time since 1998 as they were stunned by Castres at Thomond Park 31-29.
Northampton Saints were brought back down to earth after they suffered a 50-28 loss away to Champions Cup holders Bordeaux in a repeat of last season's final.
Leinster held on to register a feisty URC interprovincial Irish derby win against Munster, winning 13-8 at Thomond Park.
Munster bounced back from a disappointing defeat to Bath last week to comprehensively beat Gloucester 31-3 in the Champions Cup at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.
An astonishing start which saw Bath 28-0 ahead inside 19 minutes proved crucial as the Prem side saw off Munster 40-14 in their Champions Cup opener.
Captain Caelan Doris returns for Ireland as one of eight changes to the side to face Japan in Dublin on Saturday.
Jack Crowley has been restored as Ireland's starting fly-half for Saturday's clash against New Zealand at Soldier Field in Chicago in the headline team news on Andy Farrell's return.
November 5, 2016 - the date when Ireland and New Zealand's rugby rivalry changed forever at Soldier Field in Chicago.
England's Maro Itoje and Ireland's Tadhg Beirne have been selected as the starting Lions lock partnership for Friday's clash vs Argentina, live on Sky Sports.
We look at how each of 2025's British and Irish Lions players involved in Saturday's Premiership and URC matches got on…
Build-up, analysis, reports and reaction from the 2024/25 Champions Cup with the quarter-finals the next step on the road to May's final in Cardiff.
Caelan Doris has returned to start for Ireland against France in Saturday's pivotal Six Nations contest, but Mack Hansen, Tadhg Furlong and Ronan Kelleher are all out.
Ireland captain Caelan Doris is on track to return from injury to face France in the Six Nations on Saturday, but Tadhg Furlong and Ronan Kelleher are to be monitored.
Peter O'Mahony, Conor Murray and Cian Healy have all announced they are to retire from playing for Ireland at the conclusion of the 2025 Six Nations.
Six Nations title winners in 2024, Ireland's form has suffered of late and they are under pressure to perform heading into 2025.
A round-up of Saturday's Investec Champions Cup action, where Northampton and Saracens made winning starts but Exeter were beaten by Sharks in South Africa.
Graham Rowntree has left his role as Munster head coach after the side's third consecutive defeat in the United Rugby Championship.
Defending URC champions Munster booked their passage through to this season's semi-finals, defeating the Ospreys 23-7 at Thomond Park.
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