A Portadown native and lifelong rugby fan – who made a lasting impression both on home soil and in coaching women's rugby in ...

One player of course has a London Irish hoodie. Another sports Harlequins clobber. Rugby clubs in Bury, Henley, Epsom and Hertford are represented. There is still room for the mandatory O’Neills ...

Rugby Australia (RA) reported a A$36.80m (£17.6m) loss for 2024 on Wednesday, pinning their hopes on the summer's British and Irish Lions tour, live on Sky Sports. The hefty loss comes in the ...

The change comes after a review which considered both the evolving financial landscape of Irish Rugby and the need to maintain competitiveness of the Provincial and National teams. With the funds ...

Nienaber is anticipating a tough battle at Irish Rugby HQ from Richie Murphy’s side. “Last year in the pool stages, we lost to Ulster twice comfortably. We got them in the quarter-final of the ...

The IRFU has increased the provincial contribution for all national player contracts from 30 to 40 per cent effective from August 1st, 2026. The additional revenue generated by the provincial ...

This morning at around 8am Irish time, the All Black gazumped his new club by announcing his own sabbatical in Dublin next year. He even went to the trouble of posting a photoshopped picture of ...

with the Irish province and Irish Rugby announcing the immediate departure of their head coach Pete Wilkins on Wednesday afternoon. Wilkins has been with the side for eight years and has left his ...

The Blues confirmed the deal just one day after the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced the four Irish provinces will have to contribute 40% to Ireland's national player contracts from ...

After years of outstanding performances on the field, three of Ireland’s most decorated players – Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy, ...