Ronan O’Gara (right) and Jonny Sexton (left), former provincial rivals grappling for the international number 10 jersey, will join up as coach and player at Racing Metro 92. Photograph: Inpho

Ireland outhalf Jonathan Sexton was not aware until yesterday that his predecessor Ronan O’Gara will be joining him at Racing Metro 92 next sea(...)

Clermont supporters in Temple Bar, Dublin, yesterday. Photograph: David Sleator

There was a palpable sense of disappointment among Irish rugby fans when Munster fell agonisingly short at the semi-final stage and ensured the(...)

Jonny Wilkinson: will be a pivotal figure for Toulon.

The blue riband of European club rugby comes to Dublin for the first time in a decade when the Aviva hosts the Heineken Cup final. As was the c(...)

Spain’s Agriculture Minister Miguel Arias Canete (left) talks Simon Coveney at the start of an EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council at the EU Council in Brussels on Monday. Photograph: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP

Anything good in Die Welt this week? Simon Coveney made the daily briefing notes column on Thursday thanks to the hours he put in during (...)

Germany calling: Enda Kenny at a press conference in Berlin. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty

A senior Fine Gael figure smiles as he muses on Enda Kenny’s reluctance to fill the vacancy for junior agriculture minister, a post that has be(...)

Ronan O’Gara (left) and Jonny Sexton (right) are reported to be linking up together at Racing Metro 92 next season. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

Ronan O’Gara’s foray into coaching could begin alongside Jonny Sexton in Paris with Racing Metro 92, if reports from France are to be believed(...)

There is warranted worldwide regard for Sergio Parisse. When he carries the ball there is an aura around him.

If Glasgow were arguably the better side last weekend in being defeated by Leinster then Perpignan falling to Stade Francais in Stade Aimé Gira(...)

Brian O’Driscoll during the Leinster captain’s run at the RDS yesterday. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

Brian O’Driscoll is determined to drag a 15th season out of a body that deserves retirement more than your average athlete after a glorious car(...)

Christophe Laussucq: Stade Francais coach is not underestimating Leinster.

This pre-final gathering began with questions for interim Stade Francais coaches Christophe Laussucq and David Auradou about a surprising Leins(...)

There’s a breed of surfer out there who steers clear of branded T-shirts, doesn’t have a special pair of sunglasses just for the top of their h(...)

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