Too cool for school maybe, but Jamie Heaslip cares profoundly about his profession. He’s certainly no rugby nerd, by his own admission, and is (...)

When Saracens humbled Ulster in their Heineken Cup quarter-final few Ulster men were fit for the fray. But Nick Williams(...)

Dan Cruickshank and Ian Lumley are leaning over a Georgian railing in the Sunday morning sun looking at, what to many would seem, a random conc(...)

Irish rugby finds itself in the ideal situation; three provinces consistently operating at the business end of Europe and the Rabo Pro 12 leagu(...)

Girvan Dempsey recognised Ronan O’Gara’s strengths as a player. The two soldiered together long enough for the former Ireland fullback to appre(...)

This being the last week of the domestic season, mind games between the rival New Zealand coaches, desperate to capture the Rabo Direct Pro 12 (...)

Brian O’Driscoll has confirmed it was only recently that he decided to extend his career by a year. In an interview on the Second Captains @ The Ir(...)

As European final weekends go, that was hard to fault, save for the minor detail of arguably the wrong team winning the Heineken Cup. So, à la (...)

The internal power plays with the Lions, the Pro12 league final and Jared Payne are Rob Kearney’s guilty pleasures this week. Just can’t help h(...)

By Johnny Watterson Lions coach Warren Gatland appeared to know more about Leinster injury details than the Province did yesterday. Offic(...)