The pinnacle of rugby is the World Cup, so the most successful team, although not most consistent, are the Springboks, having picked up four titles, followed by the All Blacks with three, Australia ...

The pools and match schedule for the Emirates Dubai Sevens have been announced, which kicks off the new HSBC SVNS Series season.

The Irish coverage of Friday night’s clash will be shown free-to-air on Virgin Media One. Their coverage begins at 7pm, a full hour and 15 minutes ahead of the game getting underway at Lansdowne Road.

With Codie Taylor sidelined for the upcoming Ireland Test, All Blacks selectors have turned to Test rookie George Bell.

Caelan Doris, the son of psychotherapists and armed with a psychology degree, would appear to be ideal captain material for Ireland and as his status has grown, he has shown leadership over the ...

But all that changed in Chicago in 2016 when Joe Schmidt’s side finally beat the All Blacks for the first time. Going back to the previous test, when the All Blacks pinched victory at the death, the ...

Ireland meet New Zealand on Friday at Lansdowne Road in a rematch of last year's epic Rugby World Cup quarter-final which dashed Irish dreams of lifting the trophy.

Friday is the day that Simon Harris will call the ­general election for November 29 – but it will be a frantic day for the Taoiseach.

And the Ireland ... a lot of rugby played. A lot of water that’s gone under the bridge as well. I don’t see the relevance of the last game at all. “It’s different. Different coaching staff, a few ...

Ireland top the world rankings as they target a 20th straight win at their Aviva Stadium home in Dublin. "Irish rugby is in a good place and I think everyone knows New Zealand are always the team to ...

Andy Farrell says Ireland are not out for revenge against the All Blacks tomorrow night, but he accepted that the fallout from last year’s World Cup quarter-final defeat will add an extra edge to the ...

It is a recent phenomenon but, with every instalment, you get the sense that there is now no fixture in world rugby quite ...