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Iain Henderson ruled out of Ireland's summer tour of South Africa

Iain Henderson has been ruled out of action for three months and will miss Ireland's summer tour of ...

Hugo Keenan included in Ireland Sevens squad with Olympic Games in mind

Hugo Keenan has been included in the Ireland Sevens squad for this weekend's season-ending tournamen...

Garry Ringrose looking to bank Loftus Versfeld experience for Tests

While Leinster's season ended without a trophy for the third year in a row, Garry Ringrose is pickin...

Finn Treacy try spares Ireland's blushes against Georgia

Ireland U-20 22-16 Georgia U-20 Ireland produced a stunning 25-phase move in the final play of the g...

Tadhg Beirne feels Ireland have fuel in the tank to beat Boks

Tadhg Beirne insists tiredness won't be an issue for Ireland in tomorrow's first Test against South ...

South Africa v Ireland: All you need to know

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Two France players arrested in Argentina amid sexual assault allegations

Two France rugby players have been arrested in Argentina following an allegation of sexual assault d...

Duhan Van der Merwe equals Scotland try-scoring record in win over USA

Ewan Ashman grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Duhan van der Merwe equalled the Scottish try-scoring re...

Former All Blacks hooker Norm Hewitt dies at 55

Former New Zealand hooker Norm Hewitt, whose fiery haka standoff with England's Richard Cockerill be...

Cliodhna Moloney: Ireland set-up now 'worlds apart' from old days

Cliodhna Moloney says she is confident that the IRFU has put the right structures in place for women...

Breaking Simon Easterby named interim Ireland head coach

Simon Easterby will assume the role of Ireland men's interim head coach from December to allow Andy ...

Scott Bemand names Ireland squad for WXV1 tournament

Head coach Scott Bemand has named a 30-player squad for Ireland's WXV1 campaign in Vancouver. Follow...