England drop Marcus Smith and Henry Slade for Italy clash
England have dropped Marcus Smith and Henry Slade in a dramatic shake-up of the backline for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy at Twickenham (3pm, live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
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Young Gunners fire rampant Arsenal into Champions League box seat against PSV
Arsenal’s talented teenage duo Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri combined on Tuesday to help the Gunners to an imperious 7-1 Champions League last-16 first leg advantage over a shambolic PSV Eindhoven.
Musa, Tella, Iheanacho make Super Eagles’ 39-man provisional squad
In-form Bayer Leverkusen forward, Nathan Tella, former captain, Ahmed Musa, Gabriel Osho of France’s Auxerre and Kelechi Iheanacho, who now plays for Middlesbrough in the English second-tier league, are among 39 players listed in Coach Eric Sekou Chelle’s provisional squad for the forthcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.
Conor Murray backs Ireland fans to have Aviva 'hopping' against France
Conor Murray has no doubt Aviva Stadium will be "hopping" for Ireland v France, even if the blockbuster clash has been given matinee status.
RTÉ Rugby podcast: The view from France with Noel McNamara
Neil Treacy and Bernard Jackman are joined on the RTÉ Rugby podcast by Bordeaux-Begles attack coach Noel McNamara to preview Saturday's Guinness Six Nations meeting between Ireland and France.
Has Europe spent more on Russian oil and gas than aid to Ukraine, as Trump claims?
US President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday that “Europe has sadly spent more money buying Russian oil and gas than they have spent on defending Ukraine - by far.”
Arne Slot relishing challenge Paris Saint-Germain will pose Liverpool
Liverpool manager Arne Slot described Paris Saint-Germain as one of the strongest teams in Europe ahead of their highly anticipated Champions League last-16 first leg in France tonight (Live on RTÉ2/Player from 7.30pm).
Springboks looking to add additional tests to 2025 fixture list
CAPE TOWN : South Africa are looking to add two more tests to their calendar for 2025 and will also play the Barbarians on June 28 after coach Rassie Erasmus requested 15 fixtures to help him assess players two years out from the next Rugby World Cup.