Co-captain Sam Monaghan sat to return for Ireland against Italy
Ireland have received a boost ahead of Sunday's Guinness Women's Six Nations meeting with Italy (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player), with Sam Monaghan on course to return from injury.
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Louis Vuitton makes custom trunks for Paris Games flames, medals
PARIS : The Olympic and Paralympic flames will each travel in a custom-made Louis Vuitton trunk this summer thanks to a sponsorship deal with the brand's owner LVMH.
RTÉ Rugby podcast: Green shoots & lineout issues ahead of Ireland v Italy
Neil Treacy is joined by former Ireland captain Fiona Coghlan, and ex-Ireland and Scotland head coach Philip Doyle on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast.
Junior Springboks to open U20 Rugby Championship campaign against New Zealand
The Junior Springboks will kick off the inaugural Rugby Championship Under-20 tournament against old foes New Zealand on Thursday, 2 May at the Sunshine Coast Stadium.
Premiership ref chiefs say sorry after TMO incident
English refereeing chiefs have apologised for an "unfortunate occurrence" where the television match official dismissed an incident of foul play during Saracens' victory over Harlequins.
Joey Carbery wants to leave for 'fresh start' on a high with Munster
Joey Carbery says it was an "extremely tough" decision to leave Munster, but admits his future move to France is an opportunity he couldn't let pass.
Cyriel Dessers tipped to rewrite Rangers script as Lee McCulloch sees unlikely title hero of the past in Nigerian
When Philippe Clement talks about his players writing their own stories, Lee McCulloch knows exactly what he means. The former Rangers skipper was on the Ibrox books at time when Gers were penning a celebrated trilogy with three straight titles during Walter Smith’s second stint as Light Blues boss.
SA-born Scotland prop WP Nel to retire
Scotland and Edinburgh tighthead prop WP Nel will retire at the end of the season, Scottish Rugby announced on Tuesday.