Gordon D’Arcy: Champions Cup exit brings Munster close to a mini-crisis
Clayton McMillan’s squad should take a little inspiration from the way Ulster are currently playing the game
Tom Farrell
Conor Murray: ‘Taking the space’ is the latest rugby jargon I do not understand
Champions Cup match officials have still not explained what ‘taking the space’ means after Munster’s loss to Toulon. It’s not good enough
Munster hope to avoid getting bogged down against Ospreys
Clayton McMillan’s men have ongoing scrum and lineout issues
‘The games you dream of playing’: Munster’s Tom Farrell on his roundabout way to the top
The centre discusses Munster’s Champions Cup clash with Bath and his long route to Ireland caps
Gordon D’Arcy: Reactionary thinking threatens to force rugby to be something it’s not
European competitions offer a chance for fresh faces to put their names in the hat for Six Nations selection
Andy Farrell challenges wounded Ireland to ‘get back on the horse’ against Japan
Head coach keen to put disappointment of All Blacks defeat behind him at first opportunity
Caelan Doris returns to lead much-changed Ireland team for visit of Japan
Andy Farrell makes eight changes from the team that lost to New Zealand in Chicago
Ireland try stats suggest something is being lost in translation from training to match
Of Ireland’s 38 tries across eight matches, 27 had their genesis at the set piece, scrum or lineout
Caelan Doris set to return as Ireland captain for Japan match
Jacob Stockdale expected to play left wing, with fellow Ulsterman Nick Timoney in line for a start
Gordon D’Arcy: This Irish system operates off thin margins – in Chicago it was exposed
New Zealand may have built their game around structure for the last few years, but the current group are rediscovering that attacking instinct
Munster’s Mike Prendergast backs Tom Farrell to make Ireland breakthrough aged 32
Coach says former Connacht player has shown ‘unbelievable form over the last two seasons’
Connacht face tough challenge in looking to complete South African clean sweep
Andy Friend’s side take on a strong Sharks side in Durban on Saturday
Four-try Lowe to the fore as Leinster swat aside Connacht in second leg rout
Likely quarter-final date with Leicester booked in the diary after Aviva hammering
Three changes to Leinster team to face Connacht in Champions Cup
Jamison Gibson-Park, Andrew Porter and Rónan Kelleher make starting XV
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