Rugby

Former Kilkenny College Student Robin Copeland has signed for French second-tier club Soyaux-Angouleme from Connacht on a three-year deal. Robin having made just 18 appearances during his two year sojourn at the Province which was severely hampered and disrupted by...

Ireland's summer tour of Australia is officially off. Andy Farrell's men were due to play the Wallabies in Brisbane on July 4th and Sydney a week later. These matches along with all of the other July international rugby test matches...

World Rugby says there has been a positive response to their trials of new rules aimed at improving player welfare. Reducing the tackle height to waist level has been trialed in the French lower leagues. World Rugby says it’s resulted...

The IRFU could be facing a loss in excess of €10 million euro if Ireland's matches do not take place in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. They’re to discuss the government's roadmap implications further with Sport Ireland and the...

It’s unlikely any games will be played until late summer at the earliest

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen says the province won’t be signing any players in the summer. Cullen said the province will have a challenging few months with the current season still to be completed when some players will be out...

An “unexpected dispensing error” led to Munster prop James Cronin failing a drugs test. The 29-year old tested positive for two banned substances after November’s Heineken European Champions Cup game away to Racing. Cronin has been banned for one month...

It's reported that a proposal is on the table to complete the remaining fixtures of the current campaign, before restarting the competition again in the Autumn

The EPCR have accused French rugby president Bernard Laporte of being disrespectful. Laporte unveiled plans for an annual Club World Cup that he says would replace the Heineken Champions Cup. But the EPCR say talks have been held about such...

Irish Star Sean O'Brien has provided two nurses Lydia Caslin and Alannah Maria, with free accommodation in Dublin while they continue to working on the front line during the outbreak. The Carlow native O'Brien currently lives in London after joining...