Ireland players welcome but must earn Sevens place Ireland Men's Sevens coach James Topping says he would welcome players from the 15s team but has warned that there's no easy way into his … Rugby • 5 hrs
O'Mahony and O'Donoghue big doubts for Leinster clash Munster are likely to be without both Peter O'Mahony and Jack O'Donoghue for this weekend's meeting with Leinster, in a double injury blow for the … Rugby • 19 hrs
England flanker Curry to miss Six Nations after hip op England flanker Tom Curry will miss the entire Six Nations and most likely the rest of the season after Sale revealed he must undergo surgery … Rugby • 16 hrs
Confident Leinster have the upper hand against Munster Jonny Holland previews the interprovincial clash of Munster and Leinster at the Aviva stadium this weekend. Rugby • 21 Nov
Kitshoff in line for Ulster debut after completing move Ulster could hand their big signing Steven Kitshoff a debut this weekend, after the double World Cup winner linked up with his new side in … Rugby • 21 Nov
Focus on the breakdown for Munster ahead of derby Munster forwards coach Andi Kyriacou says the province have been putting a major focus on their ruck ahead of Saturday's meeting with Leinster at the … Rugby • 4 hrs
Leinster have leaders but 'definitely not like Johnny' Caelan Doris says a number of Leinster players are capable of filling the leadership void left by 'unique' Johnny Sexton after the Ireland captain's retirement. Rugby • 21 Nov
'It's a funny one' - Doris on facing Irish comrades Caelan Doris says coming up against so many of his Ireland World Cup team-mates will be "a funny one" when Leinster face Munster in Saturday's … United Rugby Championship • 20 Nov
URC team of the week: Hanrahan, Keenan among standouts It was a clean sweep for the Irish provinces in round five of the United Rugby Championship and here's our team of the week. Rugby • 20 Nov
Bealham boot just a 'precaution', says Connacht's Fardy Connacht have not ruled anyone out of Saturday's URC clash with the Bulls and say Finlay Bealham's protective boot is just a precaution. Rugby • 20 Nov
New signing Jager set for early Munster arrival Munster's new signing Oli Jager is set to arrive at the province this week, and head coach Graham Rowntree hasn't ruled out the possibility of … Rugby • 20 Nov
World Cup winner Hannes Strydom dies in car accident World Cup-winning South Africa second-row Hannes Strydom has been described as "one of the great locks of his generation" following his death in a car … Rugby • 20 Nov
Exeter apologise after Monye reports racism from fan Exeter Chiefs issued an apology to former England international Ugo Monye after he accused a supporter of racist abuse at Sunday's match against Gloucester. Rugby • 20 Nov
Keenan: Sevens would be 'cool' but Europe the focus Former Ireland Sevens player Hugo Keenan says he only has one goal for this season and that's helping Leinster regain the Champions Cup. Rugby • 20 Nov
Leinster 'open-minded' about Sevens switches Leinster remain "open-minded" about the possibility of some of their players joining Ireland's Sevens programme and will facilitate it where they can. Rugby • 19 Nov
Cullen: Little bit flat but we won, we got five points Leo Cullen admitted Leinster lost their way for a spell during the eight-try win over Scarlets at the RDS. Rugby • 18 Nov
Leinster labour but go top after big win over Scarlets Leinster moved top of the United Rugby Championship for the first time this season with a 54-5 victory over the Scarlets at the RDS. Rugby • 20 Nov
Edogbo try gives Munster narrow win v Stormers Munster returned to winning ways in the BKT United Rugby Championship, bouncing back from last week's defeat to Ulster with a gritty 10-3 win against … Munster Rugby • 18 Nov
Rowntree pleased with Munster fight in gritty win Graham Rowntree praised his side's ability to dig deep in order to get back to winning ways in the BKT United Rugby Championship. Rugby • 18 Nov
Connacht dig deep to edge out win in Durban A determined Connacht came out the right side of game that hung in the balance in Durban to edge out the Sharks and make it … Connacht • 18 Nov
Scarlets' sad decline symptomatic of Welsh turmoil Scarlets visit the RDS this evening looking for a first win over Leinster since 2018 but their decline is symptomatic of the state of Welsh … Rugby • 18 Nov
Wall answers Ireland's call with green & gold on mind Double All-Ireland winner Vikki Wall says her switch to rugby has been "tough" but the chance to represent Ireland was too good to turn down. Rugby • 18 Nov
Earls: Ireland's World Cup campaign 'inspired a nation' Former Ireland Rugby international Keith Earls has said that the Irish team "failed" at the World Cup but nevertheless they had "inspired a nation". Sport • 18 Nov
Ulster battle back to secure victory over Lions Ulster came from behind to beat the Emirates Lions 24-17 at a windswept Kingspan Stadium scoring three tries to the visitors' two in game which … Rugby • 17 Nov
Connacht keen to keep Sharks on hook Connacht have no intention of letting the Sharks off the hook but boss Pete Wilkins says they are expecting a different beast from the side … Rugby • 18 Nov