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
Nations Championship
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Leinster duo withdrawn due to injuries picked up in URC final win over the Bulls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
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
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
Ireland’s fixture dates and times for Nations Championship revealed
Andy Farrell’s side will play Australia in Sydney in opening fixture at 11.10am Irish time
Jamison Gibson-Park one of four Ireland players to agree new contracts
Bundee Aki, Dan Sheehan and Josh van der Flier also sign deals with James Lowe’s future still to be decided
Ireland to open home Nations Championship series against Argentina on a Friday night
Ireland will also play Fiji and South Africa in November ahead of Grand Finals weekend at Twickenham
Gerry Thornley: It’s hard to warm to idea of Nations Championship on any level
Dubbed the Jet Lag Cup, player welfare looks like being an issue as old-style tours become a thing of the past
Could the new Nations Championship transform Test rugby? The jury is out
There is logic to the fresh international format, due to launch next year, but glaring issues and logistical challenges too
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