Clermont captain Aurelien Rougerie (left) and Toulon skipper Jonny Wilkinson run out past the trophy for Saturday’s Heineken Cup final at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho

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 (...)

Paul O’Connell and  Conor Murray during a Lions squad training session at  Carton House, Maynooth, Co Kildare, yesterday. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

This should be about the Lions’ unique sojourn in Carton House but Paul O’Connell’s presence in the media huddle yesterday ensured Ronan O’Gara(...)

Leinster centre Fergus McFadden is taken off the pitch after sustaining a neck injury against Stade Francais. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

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

Munster’s Paul O’Connell in action. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho

Bank of Ireland is set to sign up as the new main sponsor of Munster Rugby, adding to its existing deals with rival provinces Leinster and Ulst(...)

 Ronan O’Gara:  said a Sky goodbye, that,  piled on top of David Beckham’s au revoir,  made the sporting week nigh on unbearable.  Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

As the bard James Marshall Hendrix put it, “the story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye”. And so(...)

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(...)

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(...)

Ronan O’Gara and Jonathan Sexton: set to meet up again at Racing Metro.

You couldn’t make this stuff up. Jonathan Sexton’s kicking coach at Racing Metro 92 next season will be Ronan O’Gara. O’Gara met Jacky (...)

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