For Leinster, and in a wider context Irish rugby, this defeat represents a shattering setback. With Munster, Ulster and Connacht all desperately scrambling to even qualify for the Champions Cup ...

Wales legend Sam Warburton has backed England stars to dominate the British and Irish Lions squad. On Thursday, head coach Andy Farrell will confirm his selections for the tour of Australia this ...

Beibhinn Parsons insists she really cannot complain as she surveys a sun-kissed Aviva Stadium field replete with delighted, rugby-playing children. The Ireland wing is looking down on the annual ...

Ireland wing Mack Hansen has been ruled out ... Hansen will miss Connacht's final two United Rugby Championship games of the season, though he is hoping to be included in Andy Farrell’s squad ...

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Ireland flanker Josh van der Flier says it would ... but that he is trying to remain focused on Leinster's efforts in the United Rugby Championship. Head coach Andy Farrell will confirm his ...

Ireland wing Mack Hansen will miss Connacht's final two United Rugby Championship games because of an ankle injury. In a squad update issued on Tuesday, Connacht ruled out the Australia-born 27 ...

Caelan Doris‘s prospects of taking part in his first British & Irish Lions tour are in doubt ... from injury ahead of Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship game with Zebre Parma at Aviva ...

FILE: Ireland's number 8 Caelan Doris smiles after scoring their second try during the Six Nations international rugby union match between Scotland and Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh ...

Ireland skipper Doris was hurt during his province's 37-34 European Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Northampton on Saturday. He has been ruled out of next weekend's United Rugby Championship ...

Get the latest breaking Welsh rugby news stories sent straight to your inbox with our FREE daily newsletter. Sign up here. Ireland winger Mack Hansen is out for five weeks through injury.

What a rugby player. "Another bolter for me would be Ireland scrum-half Craig Casey. He missed the Six Nations with a knee injury, but I think he's an exceptional operator and professional." ...