His playing experience vastly outweighs Doris’s, too, having won 93 caps for his country and played six Tests as a Lion. And ...

What a busy and confusing period it has been for Andy Farrell, the man charged with masterminding a series victory over ...

Legendary Lions captains Willie John McBride (1974) and Martin Johnson ... Examining his decisions as Ireland head coach, there is no reason to believe he will veer from the aforementioned ...

After an early frost this morning, the sun was out in force for a visit to Northern Ireland from King Charles ... Fiona McAteer and Belfast North MP John Finucane. The Lord Mayor said it was ...

THE Irish rugby team gathered in Rome for a black tie gala to mark the end of the Six Nations - before continuing the party in Dublin. While it overall felt like an underwhelming tournament from ...

The Vodacom Bulls may rightly expect to get a full-house of points when they face top of the table Leinster in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship ... The fact that the Irish juggernaut ...

John Cooney, who has played for Leinster, Connacht and Ulster, is leaving the northern province for Pro D2 outfit Brive after ...

Scotland had started with hopes of contending for the championship themselves but losses to Ireland, England and ... s an exciting thing for Scottish rugby.” There have been calls in some ...

John Manley has spent the vast bulk of his 25 year-plus journalistic career with The Irish News. He has been the paper's Political Correspondent since 2012, having previously worked as a Business ...

The Six Nations is at an end with the final opportunity for British and Irish Lions hopefuls to impress ... With no recent Test rugby in which to really press his case, it may be easier to avoid ...

CHRIS FOY: History and tradition don't ease the gridlock or provide an escape from the kettling ordeal at the train station which, sadly, for many, is part of the Twickenham matchday experience ...