Furthermore, take the URC, a competition which the Irish teams used to routinely dominate. Two seasons ago, Leinster, Ulster, ...

The rugby body keeps in and around 15 players on international contract with skipper Caelan Doris and tighthead Tadhg Furlong ...

TV Watch: There’s continuing coverage of snooker’s world championships on BBC1, BBC Four and TNT Sports through the day and ...

Former rugby international David Corkery is to halt an Irish concussion lawsuit in which he was suing Munster Rugby and the ...

HE IRFU has announced that players on central contracts will now cost the provinces more – in a change of policy to fund ...

Scott Bemand says he's unclear right now that involvement Johnny Sexton will have with his Ireland women's squad ahead of the ...

The IRFU have confirmed that provinces will have to make a greater contribution towards the cost of central contracts from next year following a review of the national player contracts system.

Ian Costello has welcomed the IRFU’s decision to channel increased provincial contributions to its central men’s contracts ...

The four Irish provinces will have to contribute 40% to Ireland's national player contracts from August 2026 - as opposed to 30% - the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has announced. With ...

Ireland will play two warm-up games in August as part of their build-up to the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup later that month.

The 39-year-old Sexton will take up a full-time coaching position with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) on his return from Australia. Sexton was the Lions test flyhalf across the victorious ...