Montpellier’s Steyn appeals four-week ban he received for high shot on Sexton
MONTPELLIER FLY-HALF FRANS Steyn has lodged an appeal against the four-week suspension he received for a high tackle on Johnny Sexton at the RDS more …
From free kit to big-money deals: Irish rugby’s history of jerseys
This is part of The42′s Class of 95 series, a week-long examination of professional rugby in Ireland. IF YOU WERE to make a graph charting …
Ireland call on Tracy as cover after captain Rory Best hit by stomach bug
Murray Kinsella reports from Stadio Olimpico IRELAND CAPTAIN RORY Best has missed his team’s captain’s run in Rome due to a stomach bug, with Leinster’s …
Huge blow for Scotland as injury rules captain Laidlaw out of Six Nations
SCOTLAND WILL BE without captain Greig Laidlaw for the remainder of the Six Nations due to an ankle injury. The Gloucester scrum-half, capped 58 times, had …
All Blacks teen sensation Rieko Ioane racks up a hat-trick in thrilling Super Rugby opener
Rieko Ioane touches down against the Rebels. Source: Photosport/Brendon Ratnayake/INPHO MELBOURNE’S AAMI PARK hosted the Super Rugby season opener this morning with the Rebels hosting …
Belvedere hold off late Clongowes fightback to book Senior Cup final spot
Belvedere College 17Clongowes Wood College 12 DEFENDING CHAMPIONS BELVEDERE College held off a late surge from Clongowes Wood College at Donnybrook this afternoon, before booking …
Comeback kings Crusaders defy injuries to prevail, Highlanders also win at a cost
CRUSADERS DEFIED A host of injury setbacks to pull off another magnificent comeback and maintain their 100 per cent start to the Super Rugby season with …
Schmidt’s Ireland focused on delivering big performance to end Six Nations on a high
WHAT PROMISED TO be a thrilling finale to the Six Nations has threatened to become an underwhelming anticlimax from an Irish perspective, but Joe Schmidt’s …
‘Southern hemisphere people think it’s a kick-fest and we play in the mud’
ON THE FACE of things, the Pro12 break could barely have been timed much worse from Leinster’s point of view. Despite having 15 players in …
Murray fit to start, while Munster also bring back Earls, Zebo and Ryan
RASSIE ERASMUS HAS named Conor Murray in his Munster team to face Toulouse in their Champions Cup quarter-final at Thomond Park tomorrow [KO 5.45pm, Sky …