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Rugby

November 2020

LEAD ROLE: James Ryan will captain Ireland again against Georgia. Photo: Matt Impey/Sportsfile

Ryan's bright future: Captain calls for Ireland to be much more clinical

James Ryan will hand the captaincy back to Johnny Sexton if his Leinster colleague is fit and available to start in the final Autumn Nations Cup game next week.

CRITICISED: James Lowe. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Ashton's scathing attack on 'too slow' Lowe

Former England winger Chris Ashton has launched a scathing criticism of Ireland's James Lowe in the aftermath of Saturday's game at Twickenham.

England assistant coach Matt Proudfoot was full of compliments about Ireland’s pack. Photo: Reuters

Proudfoot and Ford are full of praise for ‘dominant’ Ireland

Stander relishing Twickenham ‘arm wrestle’ as he dismisses Erasmus insult

CJ Stander has hit back at claims by his former coach Rassie Erasmus that Ireland are “softies”.

Scrum coach Robin McBryde during Leinster Rugby squad training at UCD in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Blues learn from Saracens failure

Leinster scrum coach Robin McBryde says the province have learnt the harsh lessons of their Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final loss to Saracens.

PROJECT MAN: James Lowe will make his debut against Wales

Zebo: Green shirt is being devalued

Simon Zebo says he has no hard feelings against any player who qualifies to play for Ireland on residency grounds, but argues the IRFU risks devaluing the shirt by offering it as an incentive to sign for an Irish team.

Josh van der Flier had to stay patient while Will Connors wore the No 7 shirt. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Van der Flier plans to give reminder of his talents

Such is the level of competition for places in the Leinster and Ireland back-row, Josh van der Flier has never been in a position when he has felt that his place in the starting team was secure.

Revitalised Horgan inspired by some words of wisdom from five-year-old son

Should Daryl Horgan maintain his status as a part of Ireland's front three in Wembley tomorrow night, there is one confidante he may thank for the resuscitation of a once dormant international career.

Lowe on a high as new boy in green

Leinster winger James Lowe looks set to make his Ireland debut against Wales tomorrow week after he formally became part of Andy Farrell's squad.

Jacob Stockdale is still learning his trade at full-back

Stockdale: My mistakes weren't down to a lack of concentration

Jacob Stockdale has rejected claims that his costly errors in Ireland's defeat to France last weekend were down to a lack of concentration.

Prop Furlong getting closer to full fitness

Leinster and Ireland have been handed a major boost as Tadhg Furlong is set to increase his training load this week after his calf injury.

October 2020

O'Driscoll: 'Get out of your comfort zone'

Brian O'Driscoll has called on men, especially high-profile male athletes, to stand up and speak out in support of their female sporting counterparts.

Irish international Sene Naoupu at launch of the new Irish Women’s Rugby team jersey

Naoupu: We're the same rugby family

IT said much about the disastrous nature of Canterbury's previous PR campaign that when the new Ireland women's jersey was released this week, much of the focus was around the fact that the players were actually used to launch the kit.

Leinster and Ireland out-half Jonathan Sexton

Sexton has his shot at redemption

Eight months is a long time for anyone to stew over a crushing defeat, but for Johnny Sexton in particular, time seemed to tick that bit slower.

Farrell: We are in the hunt

Ireland's Six Nations fate is in their own hands and, while he’s missing a couple of key men for the upcoming games against Italy and France, head coach Andy Farrell says the team are determined to win the competition.

It's all systems go for the Champions Cup decider

Any lingering doubt over Exeter's Champions Cup final against Racing 92 has vanished after the French club returned no positive tests for coronavirus.

Connacht lock Ultan Dillane. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Dillane replaces Baird in Irish squad

Connacht lock Ultan Dillane has been recalled to the Ireland squad in place of the injured Ryan Baird.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell. Photo: Sportsfile

Farrell bubble to burst

Andy Farrell need only pause for a moment and peruse his newsfeed for an idea of what's coming down the track in the next eight weeks.

Italy's Varney is in isolation

Italy's preparation for next week's rescheduled Six Nations game against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium has been hit as one of their players has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Munster await tests results but are ready

Munster have not returned to training today, as the province are still awaiting results from the latest round of testing.

Leinster’s Jonathan Sexton is replaced by Ross Byrne at the RDS Arena last night. Photo: Sportsfile

Leinster snuff out Dragons

No sign of Andy Farrell this week at the RDS and in fairness to the Ireland coach there wasn't much to learn from this comfortable and comprehensive Leinster win in the Guinness PRO14.

Ciarán Frawley has been picked at No 12 as Leo Cullen looks at his options for the future

Frawley takes centre stage

Having impressed in the role against Ulster, 22-year-old Ciarán Frawley gets a chance to show his wares at inside centre alongside Johnny Sexton in tonight's Guinness PRO14 opener against Dragons.

September 2020

President of the French Rugby Federation Bernard Laporte

World Rugby chief Laporte taken in for questioning

World Rugby vice-chairman and president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) Bernard Laporte and four other of the most powerful men in French rugby were taken into custody for questioning by the French Financial Prosecution Office (PNF) yesterday.

James Ryan is working his way back to peak fitness. Photo: Sportsfile

Farrell faces hard choices

Tomorrow marks a month to the day when, all going well, Ireland will resume their Six Nations campaign by welcoming Italy to Dublin.

READY TO ROCK: Leinster boss Leo Cullen with Jonathan Sexton during the captain’s run at the Aviva Stadium yesterday

Leinster revenge mission easier now

When the quarter-final draw was made, this one jumped off the page. A rematch of last year's final, combined with the sense that Saracens were going to give their last hurrah one hell of a rattle, meant that it would have sold out quickly when tickets went on sale.

Gordon D’Arcy says Leinster will be ready

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