'Still feeling physically ill' - O'Mahony braces for England challenge
Peter O'Mahony doesn’t want to give England any extra credit for getting him more pumped up than normal but there’s still a sense that this one means more.
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RTÉ Rugby podcast: The Ireland v England preview with Tom May and Fiona Hayes
On this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast, Neil Treacy is joined by former England international Tom May, and former Ireland international Fiona Hayes to look ahead to Ireland's Guinness Six Nations trip to face England this Saturday (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
Alex Dombrandt named on England’s bench for Six Nations clash with Ireland
Alex Dombrandt has sufficiently recovered from coronavirus to secure a place on England’s bench for their pivotal Guinness Six Nations clash with Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.
England's Simmonds in for benched Dombrandt against Ireland
Sam Simmonds will start at No 8 for England in their key Six Nations Championship clash against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday, with Alex Dombrandt on the bench following a bout of coronavirus.
Curry starts for England but Dombrandt among the replacements
LONDON : Tom Curry will feature at open-side flanker for England against Ireland in their must-win Six Nations encounter at Twickenham on Saturday but number eight Alex Dombrandt is only among the replacements after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
SA-born Steyn to make first Six Nations start for Scotland
South African-born wing Kyle Steyn will make his first Six Nations start for Scotland as one of five changes to the run-on XV for Saturday's match against perennial strugglers Italy in Rome.
Six Nations: Johnny Sexton returns as Ireland look to experience for Twickenham
Johnny Sexton has been restored Ireland's starting line-up as one of six changes made by Andy Farrell for the trip to Twickenham.
Georgia bag 2023 Rugby World Cup spot after Russia ban
Georgia have secured their place at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after all remaining games involving Russia in the Rugby Europe Championship 2022 were abandoned, World Rugby announced Thursday. Russia and Belarus were last week suspended from all international rugby "until further notice" following the invasion of Ukraine. The award of four match points to each of the three teams set to play Russia -- Georgia, Portugal and the Netherlands -- means that the Lelos are now guaranteed a top-two finish in the region's overall qualification table.