Boks' Pool B foes Ireland name Rugby World Cup squad, veteran prop Healy misses out
Veteran prop Cian Healy was left out of Ireland's Rugby World Cup squad due to injury, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced on Sunday.
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Cian Healy misses out as Ireland name squad for World Cup
Cian Healy has missed out on the final 33-man squad for the Rugby World Cup in France through injury.
Ireland's Samoa 'scare' a heads-up for Springboks
Samoa's ability to gain entry deep into Irish territory will have the Springboks licking their lips, reckons Jamie Heaslip.
Ireland struggle past Samoa in final RWC warm-up
Ireland will head to the Rugby World Cup off the back of a record 13th consecutive win, but their victory against Samoa will have offered more questions than answers to Andy Farrell.
Injury for Earls sees Stockdale come into team v Samoa
Keith Earls has been ruled out of Ireland's final Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Samoa (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player) in Bayonne, with Jacob Stockdale coming in to the side.
Ryan admits Ireland performance 'frustrating'
Even with the caveat that this was a first outing of the season for Ireland's starting team against England yesterday, captain James Ryan didn't want to gloss over a disjointed performance.
'More downs than ups' but Earls savours 100th cap
DUBLIN : Ireland winger Keith Earls said on Saturday that his career had been full of "more downs than ups" but that the positive moments were becoming more plentiful as he celebrated his 100th cap with a brilliant try.
Ireland admit to nerves before World Cup warm-up against England
DUBLIN : A lack of competitive rugby in recent months for many of the Ireland team means there will be nerves going into the World Cup warm-up test against England on Saturday, captain James Ryan said on the eve of the match in Dublin.