His club career continues but here are some magical memories of Gooch at Croke Park

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers leads his side to a 38-13 rout

Connacht’s lock admits team must begin to win away from home, starting with Ospreys

Barry Daly’s dangerous hit earned him a second-half red card in nine-point defeat

Winger’s hat-trick helps Leinster to 33-10 win in Italy

Kearney will replace Mike McCarthy in the second row

Mike McCarthy returns to the second row while Johnny Sexton is back at outhalf

Sean O’Brien may be in line for return with Rhys Ruddock ruled out with torn calf injury

Leinster’s Rob Kearney, Robbie Henshaw and Sean O’Brien all continue rehabilitation

As I complete the last leg of my Irish tour it’s obvious that other parts of Ireland would benefit from branding

Jamie Heaslip, Jack McGrath and Devin Toner return to Leo Cullen’s starting XV

Joey Carbery comes in for his first start at outhalf with Cian Healy starting at loosehead

Leinster coach admits province’s pre-season was a mixed bag ahead of Friday’s opening Guinness Pro12 game at home to Treviso

Likes of McCaffrey, Kilkenny and Mannion products of the county’s underage system

Kerry v Dublin in Sunday’s semi-final is latest big clash between these two powerhouses

Even the subsequent wins over the Kingdom have not erased the Dublin veteran’s pain

Danger for players is they’ll be remembered as the Kerry team that couldn’t beat Dublin

Ian Nagle and Niall Morris both named for game in Navan

Former All Black coach assesses what the coaches are doing in their development

Joe Schmidt now has four uncapped players as squad for South Africa hit by injuries

Ireland outhalf laid the runway for Dan Carter’s smooth landing in Paris

Team ignores jibes from English side as Rory Best says side intend to focus on the rugby

Forwards’ coach says squad’s entire focus remains on their own game plan

Ireland lock defends props as he prepares for another physical encounter with England

Jared Payne the main fitness concern ahead of Six Nations game against England

Link to brain damage is not proven but the view action must be taken is gaining traction

Head coach concedes that Ireland lacked accuracy at crucial times against France

Clontarf native to fill Leinster’s secondrow gap after Mike McCarthy’s injury blow

Report does not support theories that there is a rising trend of injuries in rugby

Pat Lam braced for a ‘fired up’ Zebre out to make amends after thrashing from Leinster

Gordon D'Arcy: poor execution, not a lack of ambition, letting side down in Six Nations

The province also announced that 17 players have signed new contracts at the RDS

Given the depleted resources he is dealing with, criticism of Schmidt seems a little daft

New Zealander Hayden Triggs says concussion is becoming more of an issue all the time

Ireland centre expected to join Leinster after comfirming he will leave Connacht

Dave Kearney is almost certain to miss the trip to London with shoulder injury

Ireland failed to press home advantage when they were on top in the first half

Joe Schmidt unable to hide anger as France turn game around in second half

Gruelling campaign taking a heavy toll on injury-prone Ireland

The love in the air came from a cross-dresser who, like the players, had little luck scoring