Azaz, Egan and Scales back in Ireland team for Austria test
Finn Azaz is one of three newcomers to the Ireland side that hosts Austria in the third game of this contentious four-game window.
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Live updates: Protests against Israel matches planned ahead of Ireland v Austria
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Nations League match between Ireland and Austria at the Aviva Stadium.
Aoife Wafer misses out on second Japan Test in Cork
Aoife Wafer will sit out Ireland’s second meeting with Japan in the space of a week as she continues to work her way back from an ankle injury which also sidelined her for last Sunday’s win in Galway.
Fans’ reaction at Aviva Stadium could make Ireland players think again about Israel match
The Republic of Ireland players intend to travel to Bačka Topola in Serbia for Sunday’s behind-closed-doors Nations League match against Israel.
Croke Park could be in the mix to host future Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals
There are 23 bids from 10 countries to host future Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals, with Croke Park a preferred venue in Ireland. However, given the s hosted the 2023 final, that may be a few years down the line.
Ireland looking forward to ‘massive’ Women’s Six Nations return to the Aviva Stadium
Dannah O’Brien recalls travelling up from Carlow for her first match at the Aviva Stadium as a child, a Heineken Cup encounter between Leinster and Clermont.
Heimir Hallgrímsson: ‘Finn Azaz is one of the people I admire the most in all of this’
Much of the narrative about the build-up to last Sunday’s game against Israel had Gavin Bazunu and Finn Azaz pitted against each other, one the hero, the other the villain, depending on your point of view.
‘We expect to win’: Sean Jansen makes no bones about Connacht’s target in Italian test
Ever since he joined Connacht in 2023, Sean Jansen has cherished and chased a dream of playing for Ireland. It finally came to pass as one of three Connacht debutants with a try-scoring, man-of-the-match display in July’s win over Japan in Australia. He was again called upon a week later in a defeat against his native New Zealand. The taste of international rugby only makes him want it more.