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Ireland’s Six Nations Grand Slam will give an added pep to Munster and Leinster as the Irish provincial powerhouses bid to reach the last four of the European Champions Cup this weekend. Both are at home with two-time champions Munster, having lost just once as hosts in the quarter-finals, welcoming French giants Toulon, who won the trophy three years in …

Stuart Olding has released a statement following the conclusion of the Belfast rape trial on Wednesday afternoon.  After less than four hours of deliberation, a Belfast jury acquitted Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding and two other defendants on all charges. Following the verdict, the IRFU and Ulster Rugby released a joint statement announcing that the players would not be considered for …

In the midst of Ireland’s Grand Slam winning Six Nations campaign, Johnny Sexton sat down to discuss the habits and mindset of an elite athlete on the FFS podcast in partnership with Pundit Arena. Speaking on the FFS podcast, Johnny Sexton gave an extraordinary insight into the workings of an obsessive mind with the Leinster and Ireland out-half speaking in …

Sometimes, the stats really do lie… After a phenomenal Six Nations campaign that saw Ireland romping home to the Grand Slam in Twickenham, Opta has compiled a statistical team of the tournament that includes just four Irish players. According to the stat masters, Conor Murray was the player of the tournament while CJ Stander, Tadgh Furlong and Jacob Stockdale also …

In the midst of Ireland’s Grand Slam winning Six Nations campaign, Johnny Sexton sat down to discuss the habits and mindset of an elite athlete on the FFS podcast in partnership with Pundit Arena. After Ireland emphatically claimed what was just the third Grand Slam in the nation’s history last weekend, one would forgive Johnny Sexton for giving himself an old-fashioned …

Six Key Lessons after a thrilling Six Nations Championship that saw Ireland take the Grand-Slam

“We’ve had it great for the last few years and everything has gone for us – everyone has said how great we are – and now it’s completely turned…” After suffering a 24-15 defeat at the hands of a Grand Slam winning Irish side in Twickenham on Saturday, Danny Care and his English teammates were forced to watch on as Ireland celebrated …

Eddie Jones and the RFU have responded after England’s head coach referred to Ireland as ‘scummy’… With just days remaining until Ireland and England lock horns at Twickenham, a rather cringe-worthy piece of footage emerged of Eddie Jones labelling Irish people as ‘scummy’. Filmed at a FUSO Talk last year, the clip also contained a snippet which saw the England …

Not only will Josh van der Flier miss Ireland’s next NatWest 6 Nations game against Italy as a result of the knee injury he picked up against France in Paris on Saturday, he will also miss the remainder of the competition and indeed the season. Van der Flier had to be replaced after just 25 minutes at the Stade de …

On Monday evening, rugby fans were sad to learn that Irish legend Tommy Bowe plans on hanging up his boots at the end of the current season.  Explaining his decision via a heartwarming and honest open letter, the Ulster and Ireland winger stated that, although he will miss the special moments with his teammates on the field of play, he …

Garry Ringrose will miss Ireland’s opening Six Nations game against France in Paris on February 3rd and the following’s weeks clash with Italy at the Aviva Stadium thanks to an injury he picked up in Leinster’s 38-7 Pro14 win over Ulster at the RDS on Saturday. Ringrose was forced to come off an hour into the game thanks to an …

In recent weeks, fears that CJ Stander could follow Donnacha Ryan and Simon Zebo in signing for a move to the Top 14 have subsided somewhat, but a new report is likely to rouse further anxiety among Irish rugby fans. According to the Irish Examiner, the Ireland and Munster back-row has received a gargantuan offer from affluent French suitors Montpellier …

Winners and Losers From Ireland's Close Victory Over Argentina

Joe Schmidt’s Ireland made it three for three in November, as they overcame Argentina by a scoreline of 28-19 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday. A spirited second-half fight back from the visitors made it look close on paper, but in reality the game was over as a contest by the time the Pumas started to make inroads. …

Munster’s Andrew Conway has been handed a mere one-week suspension by a Pro14 disciplinary panel for late-charging Connacht out-half Jack Carty after he kicked the ball in the 61st minute of an all-Irish clash at the Sportsground in Galway on Friday. The tackle forced referee Nigel Owens to brandish a red card under Law 10.4, meaning that Conway initially faced …

This morning, RTÉ’s Darren Frehill reported via Twitter that Leinster centre Garry Ringrose could be out of action until Christmas due to a shoulder injury that he suffered prior to Ireland’s summer tour in the USA and Japan. Hearing Garry Ringrose sidelined with shoulder injury until Christmas. Interesting pic on his Instagram. Hurt it before summer tour! pic.twitter.com/ckOa4fvgif — Darren Frehill (@Darrenfrehill) …

Three formal bids have been received from Ireland, South Africa and France to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The winning bid will be announced on November 15, but it’s obvious that Ireland should be picked, and that is said with absolutely no bias for any of the bidding nations. I’m a New Zealander and so don’t favour any nation of …

Ronan O’Gara was awarded the freedom of his hometown Cork City yesterday and said he was “unbelievably humbled” to receive the honour.  The Munster and Ireland legend was visibly emotional as he accepted the honour in Cork City Hall. He expressed his gratitude for the people of Cork in his acceptance speech as well as his family, coaches and former …