Peter Claffey

The memories remain vivid but professional sport permits but the briefest pause to enjoy success. Leinster’s record breaking double of Champions Cup a(...)

Connacht have recruited three of the Ireland Under-20 side who made history by reaching the world championship final into their academy for the 2016/1(...)

Ireland U-20 26 Scotland U-20 18 Ireland won and in the immediate aftermath won’t care too much about the aesthetics as the victory secured a third p(...)

France Under-20s 34 Ireland Under-20s 13 Ireland’s Under 20’s Six Nations title hopes look to have been lost in Narbonne after being outmuscled by (...)

Ireland Under-20s 24 Wales Under 20s 35 This defeat will smart, Ireland left to reflect on the number of points, 21 or thereabouts, that they (...)

Nigel Carolan has named his Ireland Under-20s squad for the 2016 Six Nations. Four players in the 30-man party remain from last year’s competition - (...)

Ireland beat France 13-10 in the first of two Under-19 internationals between the countries at the French training base of Marcoussis, just outside Pa(...)