Ireland were simply incapable of gaining possession to expose his defence because France were so dominant in attack. The brutal reality is that the 7-1 bench has ushered in a type of rugby ...

Nicotera heads for the bin. It won’t matter. He won’t be back anyway. Ireland’s best passage of attacking rugby should have ended in a try for Ireland. Replays show that Lowe wasn’t in ...

Ireland kept alive its Six Nations title hopes by overcoming Italy 22-17 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. The scrappy ...

Ireland will lose more experience after this campaign with flanker Peter O'Mahony, scrumhalf Conor Murray and prop Cian Healy all retiring from international rugby. "They have all been incredible.

Kevin Lynch is a London-born, Dublin-based writer and journalist. The author of Steve Jobs: A Biographic Portrait, Kevin is a regular feature writer for a number of tech sites and the former ...

If France beat Scotland with a bonus point, it doesn't matter how Ireland get on against Italy, as this would guarantee Les Bleus the title. Get the latest breaking Welsh rugby news stories sent ...

Fullback Hugo Keenan also crossed for a try as Ireland failed to finish numerous other entries into the Italy 22 in a scrappy display that was a last in international rugby for retiring loose ...

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Ireland have a glimmer of hope that they can retain their Six Nations crown on Saturday when they take on Italy in Rome, looking to bounce back from a painful defeat to title favourites France.

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LANGFORD, B.C. - Coach Dean Murten has named his 28-player Canadian under-20 women’s rugby squad for a tour of Ireland in May. The young Canadians will play their Irish counterparts on May 10 ...