Joe Schmidt

Learning to live with the bully boys will be the acid test for Andy Farrell’s side

Battling second-half comeback comes up just short in Stade de France cauldron

Difficult to look past French flair and power not to mention a raucous home Parisian crowd

Ireland plan to ‘go after’ France, says James Ryan, but will avoid ‘PlayStation rugby’

Irish coach’s promise to bring emerging players into the squad yielding rewards

Head coach named strong side for Six Nations opener against defending champions

Ulster forward included in Farrell’s Six Nations squad after making three caps in 2017

Van Graan is leaving, their games are a hard watch, but they’re still in an enviable position

Cullen’s side will be highly motivated by controversial walkover which still rankles

Ireland’s most decorated player will play final game of his career, lining up as Barbarian

The likes of Piutau could feature at the next World Cup with nations of their heritage

Ireland coach has created an environment where players will go that extra bit further

New Zealand coaches scale back training by ‘10 to 15 per cent’ after toll of effort against Ireland

When they next meet in Auckland, Ireland will be the ones on a gruelling tour schedule

Altogether more difficult challenge awaits Ireland ahead of three-match tour in 2022

Following Joe Schmidt a tough act but he has stealthily rebuilt an attacking, vibrant side

New Zealand writers react to the All Blacks’ second straight defeat in Dublin

Farrell’s side welcome mighty New Zealand to Dublin for the headline November Test

Brian O’Driscoll, Rob Kearney and Joe Schmidt recall Sexton’s best days in green

Ireland will have to stay organised to counter Japan’s improved attack and set-piece

Johnny Sexton set to win 100th cap against Japan in November series opener

Category A tickets for Ireland’s World Cup sold out qualifier against Portugal cost €65

Munster’s South Africa-born lock admits he has rediscovered his enjoyment for rugby

Three of the four Irish provinces will be satisfied with the opening weekend of the URC

Former Ireland star believes new competition can do for rugby what IPL did for cricket

New guidelines could see old-school high-aggression training going the way of cavemen

Lions coach says ‘we can’t see any instances where we’ve been critical of the officials’

South African has clearly lost the plot and undermined match officials and World Rugby

Balance sheet remains strong with accumulated profits of €2.44m at end of 2020

‘Just getting back on the grass was the main motivation for me’, says former Clongowes man

Independent panel will assess when players should return to play from concussion

Test debut beckons for Ulster quartet Baloucoune, Hume, O’Toole and Timoney

Irish scrumhalf is a player who can define what kind of leader he wants to be on tour

Brown believes Farrell’s men have improved defensively since sides’ World Cup clash

Tighthead prop Conor Kenny leaves Sportsground for Newcastle Falcons

Coach hopeful his underdogs can rise to the challenge again in final against Toulouse

Since taking over at Connacht the coach has created a really stable period of club rugby

Secondrow could be heading to Toulon when seven-year stint in Galway comes to an end

Opportunity will knock for several prospects on home front as Lions head for South Africa

This summer marks a watershed moment in the role of ‘project players’ in Irish rugby