Tadhg Beirne and Conor Murray among replacements for first Test against Springboks

Fifty years ago in Queen’s University the GAA dropped its prohibition on other sports

No player that began their career prior to 1982 reached 100 caps

It’s nearly 50 years since first black man played for Springboks and Ireland were the opposition

Ireland and the All Blacks through the years: Barry McCann’s kick put into perspective in 1973

In 1979 Ireland recorded a Test series win in Australia and Galway lost the hurling final

Publisher apologises to Mike Gibson over ungrounded comment about 1971 Lions tour

In total, 15 Irish players have been handed a first cap in Australia for tour next month

Ireland and Lions backrow: ‘This is the biggest game I’ve ever been involved in’

Looking back at the 10 times when the series was still alive going into the final game

New Zealand media hail a magical night for the Highlanders as Lions are beaten again

Ex-players recall incidents from match that was played in troubled times 43 years ago

There’s a photo of my old man with Hamilton, who is clearly thinking, ‘Who’s this knob?’