RTÉ Rugby podcast: Leinster's dominance, Murphy retirement and Ireland's wooden spoon battle
Neil Treacy is joined by Fiona Coghlan and Bernard Jackman to look back on the main talking points of the week in rugby.
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Paarl Boys' High pupil in ICU after 'freak' head injury during schoolboy rugby match in Pretoria
A Paarl Boys High School student is fighting for his life in ICU following a "freak" head injury he suffered during a rugby match at an Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) rugby festival on Tuesday.
Former Springbok rugby coach, Sharks legend Ian McIntosh dies
Former Springbok coach and Sharks legend Ian McIntosh has died.
Sharks continue to set high standards after Munster triumph: 'We want to be clinical'
"Credit must go to the team for the way they turned it around after the disappointment of the Scarlets game," he said of Saturday's 50-35 victory.
Vunivalu dropped by Reds after Wallabies call-up
SYDNEY : Former rugby league winger Suliasi Vunivalu has been dropped by the Queensland Reds for this weekend's Super Rugby Pacific clash against the ACT Brumbies, a few days after he got a call-up to the Wallabies squad.
New Zealand launch 10-year plan to grow women's game
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has launched an ambitious 10-year plan to transform the women's game and tap into the explosion of interest sparked by the Black Ferns triumph on home soil at last year's World Cup.
Burrell's racism allegations upheld by RFU investigation
Luther Burrell's comments about racist abuse he received during his career were "true on the basis of probability", the Rugby Football Union (RFU) concluded on Tuesday, following an investigation into the former England centre's allegations.
Lions rise above off-field row to string together rip-roaring results: 'It's actually helped us'
The Lions have risen above off-field controversy to string together some of their best rugby displays and results, possibly since Swys de Bruin and Johan Ackermann took them to three Super Rugby finals.