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Hooker will captain side against Australia in the Nations Championship in Sydney this Saturday
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Ireland forwards coach says new faces in panel ‘on merit’ ahead of Nations Championship clash with Australia
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Leinster man full of confidence as Ireland kick off Nations Championship with a trip Down Under
Ireland’s Harry Byrne looking to bounce back from ‘harsh lessons’ in Champions Cup defeat
Outhalf said spell at Bristol made his game more ‘carefree’
Under-20 World Championship: Ireland authors of their own downfall in opening loss to England
Andrew Browne’s side take two bonus points away from a game they could easily have won in Tbilisi
Stuart McCloskey and Tadhg Beirne both in line to play in Ireland’s Nations Championship opener
Forwards coach Paul O’Connell reports all 36 players have trained in Sydney since arriving on Tuesday
‘I still made loads of errors’: Sam Prendergast sidesteps praise after redemptive performance
Outhalf turns his focus to Ireland after a fine display for Leinster in the URC Grand Final
Zac and Bryn Ward get Ireland call-ups after injuries to Caelan Doris and Tommy O’Brien
Dan Sheehan takes over captaincy for Nation Championship meetings with Australia, Japan and New Zealand
Ireland’s new faces: Who are the three players ready to shine in the Nations Championship?
Sean Jansen, Billy Bohan and Sam Illo are set to earn their first Ireland caps on the tour to Australia and New Zealand
Caelan Doris and Tommy O’Brien ruled out of Ireland’s opening Nations Championship games
Leinster duo withdrawn due to injuries picked up in URC final win over the Bulls
Joe Schmidt names three uncapped players in Australia squad for Nations Championship
Brumbies outhalf Declan Meredith and secondrows Lachlan Shaw and Miles Amatosero named for matches against Ireland, France and Italy
Ireland won’t be in the right state to face rugby’s greatest challenge
The Nations Championship is an excellent concept in itself, but rugby’s fixture overload means players don’t have enough time for rest and recovery
Beating three South African teams on the bounce is the only response to Champions Cup loss
Tough days on the road bonded our Munster group — just like Bilbao will have gelled the Leinster lads
What to make of Andy Farrell’s Ireland squad to tour Australia and New Zealand
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James Lowe left out of Ireland squad for upcoming Nations Championship
Ireland to play Australia, Japan and New Zealand next month in new tournament
Ireland to face US and Japan in first WXV games before history-making Tests in Cape Town
Scott Bemand’s side to use autumn international window to build on Women’s Six Nations campaign
Irish rugby has dropped a clanger with James Lowe
Decision to let player leave reveals a disconnect between the provinces and IRFU that could hurt Ireland’s World Cup hopes
Jack Crowley could miss Ireland’s Nations Championship tour with blood vessel issue
Munster head coach Clayton McMillan says outhalf has finally received a diagnosis for troubling leg injury
‘I just feel privileged to have crossed his path’: Fergus Slattery’s ardent admirers spanned the rugby world
Former Ireland captain earned the respect of his international rivals both on and off the field
James Lowe is box office. Leinster and Ireland do not have a winger of his ilk
Lowe will leave Leinster for Suntory Sungoliath in Japan this summer after nine years at the province
Philip Browne: Former IRFU chief executive guided Irish rugby into bright new era
Browne, who spent 29 years at the IRFU, has died aged 64
James Lowe confirms he will leave Leinster at end of season
Winger set to go to Japan, ending a nine-year spell in Irish rugby
Philip Browne, former IRFU chief executive, dies aged 64
Browne was CEO of the organisation from 1998 to 2021 and oversaw a period of considerable change
Remembering Fergus Slattery: a decent man who showed compassion
Former Ireland captain and rugby great died on Wednesday
Why did the IRFU make Andy Farrell their longest-tenured coach?
Ireland’s head coach must continue to reinvent himself if he is to be successful until the 2031 World Cup
Joe Schmidt rules out returning to Leinster as coach
New Zealander will step down as Australia's head coach in July
Andy Farrell signs contract extension with IRFU through to 2031 World Cup
Previous contract had been set to expire after next year’s World Cup in Australia
Fergus Slattery was, quite simply, a god of rugby
Arguably the greatest openside in the world for much of his playing career, Slattery remained one of the last great amateurs and great club men
‘He represented rugby at its purest’: Former Ireland captain Fergus Slattery dies aged 77
Blackrock College great was regarded as one of the best flankers of his generation
Leinster forced to consider reboot after mounting catalogue of near misses
Former players wonder if the coaching ticket is giving team the best chance of landing Holy Grail
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