Rory Best will captain Ireland on the tour. Photograph: Inpho

Les Kiss, Ireland’s interim head coach, will be part of Joe Schmidt’s management team on a three year contrac(...)

Ulster’s Darren Cave hoping to answer Ireland’s call this summer. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

Darren Cave acknowledges the symmetry. In 2009, the British & Irish Lions toured South Africa, while Ireland fulfilled a two Test itinerary(...)

Clermont Auvergne’s Napolioni Nalaga scores his side’s try during the Heineken Cup semi-final at Stade de la Mosson in  Montpellier. Photograph:  Billy Stickland/Inpho

Clermont 16 Munster 10: In many, many ways this was a better Munster performance than their epic quarter-final win against Harlequins. The Stade de(...)

Keith Earls during Munster training earlier this week. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Earls returns to face Clermont
  • Rugby
  • April 26, 2013, 11:02

Munster welcome back Keith Earls to their starting line-up for Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Clermont in Montpellier. The Irish ba(...)

Munster head coach Rob Penney.  Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

The normally indestructible Donncha O’Callaghan has been ruled out of Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Clermont this Saturday, and wi(...)

Munster head coach Rob Penney believes in his underdogs. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Munster's Stephen Archer will miss the trip to France to face Clermont Auvergne in the Heineken Cup semi-final on Saturday. The prop coul(...)

Keith Earls in action against Saracens. The Irish international may return for the province against Leinster.

Munster could be set for another big boost with Irish international Keith Earls poised to return to action this weekend in the RaboDirect Pro 1(...)

Ireland’s Brian O'Driscoll sits on the sideline after being sin-binned in the first half of the game against Italy   at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Ireland succumbed to a first defeat to Italy in the Six Nations after an indisciplined afternoon at the Stadio Olimpico when the injury jinx th(...)

Ireland's Paddy Jackson kicks a penalty

The final whistle was greeted by an anguished groan that emanated from the bowels of a saturated Aviva stadium. It was a deeply unsatisfactory (...)

France's Louis Picamoles misses a catch against Ireland. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

Deflated Ireland captain Jamie Heaslip was left to rue his side’s inability to hold off a France fightback as the sides drew 13-13 in an attrit(...)

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