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Wales 17 Ireland 22 Ireland have bounced back from their record and demoralising defeat to England by putting in a vastly improved performance against Wales in Cardiff this afternoon. A brace of tries from Jacob Stockdale in the first half set Ireland on their way with a 15-3 halftime lead before they extended that lead to 22-3 early in the …

Ireland’s loss to England in the opening round of the 2019 Guinness Six Nations on Saturday will have likely stung for a number of reasons.  Not only would Ireland have been disappointed with a number of unforced errors and inaccuracies in their game but they were beaten up physically by their English opponents, something which tends not to happen with …

Joe Schmidt will announce his Ireland squad this week for the upcoming November internationals and you can be certain there will be a few cases of players incessantly checking their mobile phone in hope of that elusive call.  If you were to predict Schmidt’s squad, about 80% would be locked in but with so many impressive performances from Irish players …

​Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has been forced into action in the wake of Munster prop Dave Kilcoyne's injury on Sunday.

CJ Stander took on Sky Sports’ “Player Mic” duties during Munster’s Pro12 semi-final win against Ospreys on Saturday afternoon. The Ireland and Lions back row turned in a fine performance at Thomond Park as Rassie Erasmus’s side booked their place in next week’s final against Scarlets in Dublin, and his leadership credentials were fully on show as his every utterance …

Following on from their 19-9 win over France last weekend, Joe Schmidt has named a 36 man squad for Ireland’s two remaining Six Nations encounters against Wales and England. Despite being out of action with a kidney injury for the last three months, Jared Payne makes an immediate return to the Irish squad alongside Leinster’s  Joey Carbery. Quinn Roux, who was a …

Irish Independent journalist Paul Kimmage has been waging a war with Munster Rugby in recent weeks and, in particular, CJ Stander. The South African-born flanker qualifies to play for Ireland on residency rules, a law that is currently under review. The former professional cyclist said on Matt Cooper’s radio show, “The Last Word”: “I don’t want to see him playing for …

The Irish provinces enjoyed their best weekend since the formation of the European Rugby Champions Cup in 2014. Victories for Leinster and Munster ensured their passage into the quarter-finals, and home draws must surely await as the Irish powerhouses face the already knocked out Castres and Racing 92 respectively in the final round of pool games. Although Connacht sit at …

Ireland have added a number of new faces for the remaining upcoming Autumn internationals. After the heroics of Joe Schmidt’s side against the All Blacks last weekend, Ireland return to home action with fixtures coming up against Canada and Australia at the Aviva Stadium, with another clash with New Zealand in between. 6 players addeed to Ireland squad Niyi Adeolokun, …

What a difference two weeks can make. A fortnight ago Munster were reeling from a disappointing 25-14 defeat to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium. Their forwards had been outplayed, their backs had misfired, and their Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus had endured his first defeat since taking charge of the province during the summer. Munster looked sloppy and they were soundly …

Munster loosehead prop James Cronin has been cited for a stamp during his side’s 25-14 Pro12 defeat to rivals Leinster last Saturday, and will travel to his hearing in Scotland tomorrow (Wednesday). The 25-year-old is alleged to have stamped on the head of Leinster replacement scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park, in a defeat which saw Rassie Erasmus’ side drop down to fifth …

As the domestic seasons in the Northern Hemisphere begin to draw to a closer, we look at the players in the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro 12 and Top 14 who have scored the most tries. As the Super Rugby season is well under way, it would be unfair to compare players from that competition to those in the other hemisphere. …

Anthony Foley’s side face a difficult task in the Aviva Stadium. This season has been particularly difficult for Munster fans to handle. Poor performances have not only seen Anthony Foley’s side crash out of Europe at the pool stages for the second consecutive season, but dwindling attendances in Thomond Park. Some supporters are also dismayed by the manner in which Munster …

It was a rare weekend of Irish success in the European Cup, with two of the three provinces winning on the same weekend for the first time this term. Munster and Ulster were largely at full strength, while Leinster took the chance to blood some of their young prospects in Europe for the first time. With all three provinces playing back-to-back …