The coach insists last Saturday’s opening-round loss to France in Belfast was a significant step in Ireland’s journey when ...

Paul O'Connell will be at the helm, with Simon Easterby following Andy Farrell on tour with the Lions. Indeed, the former ...

Two South African coaches have said it and there’d probably be a third if someone asked the question of Emirates Lions coach ...

Ireland may be South Africa’s biggest rival in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but there is just a glimmer that their ...

Despite warnings that his plans would need to be discussed and approved, Frank wasn’t prepared to ...

Simon Easterby is expected to be confirmed as the British & Irish Lions defence coach and John Fogarty as scrum coach when ...

Leo Cullen’s team are about to road test their unbeaten record in all competitions – including 12 straight wins in the URC – ...

It has cost us. To the tune of 10 failed World Cup campaigns dating back to the inaugural competition in 1987, during which ...

In a wide-ranging interview for this weekend's Irish Examiner, Murphy suggests coperation between the provinces may be a possible solution.

Has an ageing squad been exposed by Les Bleus, or was Saturday's French thrashing merely a blip for the venerated green machine?