The difference was that France gobbled up the aerial scraps, when not winning the ball clean. They were sharper, more alive and perhaps a little more attuned in their tap backs. They also had superior ...

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International Rugby’s Greatest Annual Championship Begins this Thursday with Defending Champions France Hosting Ireland with ...

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The Ireland team named for the game against France sums up the remarkable turnaround for Kildare as a rugby county in recent years.

Andy Farrell could scarcely conceal his acute disappointment with the performance of his Irish team, especially in the first-half when they conceded 22 points without reply and, in his view, showed a ...

World Rugby has released the fixtures for the 2027 World Cup in Australia. The tournament has been expanded and the pool ...

FORMER Ireland and Munster legend John Hayes has opened up on the brutal toll rugby has taken on his body. The former prop ...