Johnny Sexton to make Ireland return in World Cup opener with Romania
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will make his first competitive appearance in almost six months after being selected to start Saturday’s Rugby World Cup clash with Romania.
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Ireland’s Jamison Gibson-Park relishing chance to test himself at World Cup
Ireland scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park is determined to make the most of his maiden World Cup following his unconventional late rise to Test-level rugby.
Deputy out-half picture no clearer for Andy Farrell as Ross Byrne and Jack Crowley vie for position
Andy Farrell may have hoped to get more clarity on who is his back-up out-half, but Ross Byrne's outing against England is unlikely to have swayed the head coach one way or the other.
La Rochelle pull off historic comeback win in 27-26 Champions Cup final victory over Leinster
La Rochelle beat Leinster 27-26 in a heroic Champions Cup final comeback to seal back-to-back European titles. In a rematch of last year's final, the Irish side got off to a dream start at Dublin's Aviva Park. Ad In the first minute, Dan Sheehan shovelled a pass to Jack Conan and collected the return ball before diving over to score.
Pain of late defeat last year will spur Leinster on — Gibson-Park
Jamison Gibson-Park admits the lingering pain of last year’s agonising Heineken Champions Cup final defeat to La Rochelle has fuelled Leinster’s desire for a shot at redemption.
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Gibson-Park interview, URC semi-finals & the AIL's day in the sun
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Eddie O'Sullivan to look ahead to this week's BKT United Rugby Championship semi-finals, and look back on Terenure's win against Clontarf in the AIL final.
Leinster thump Toulouse to reach Champions Cup final
Leinster made Toulouse pay for their indiscipline in a 41-22 European Champions Cup semi-final win in Dublin on Saturday.
World’s top-ranked team dominate Six Nations – Ireland’s route to the title
Ireland became Grand Slam champions for the fourth time following Saturday’s 29-16 Guinness Six Nations win over England in Dublin.