Half an hour before the beginning of the match James Lowe was warming up with a group of Irish players simulating a ruck move. Lowe took no obvious hard contact but fell to the ground on his back.

Munster have been on a better run of form recently and should ... players coming through as the standard in Irish rugby continue to rise. Munster Rugby: Ben O’Connor (Highfield RFC/PBC); Calvin Nash ...

Following France's 27-42 victory over Ireland in Dublin, here's our five takeaways from the Six Nations encounter from the ...

Edinburgh scored four first-half tries in Musgrave Park in their round 12 match in February from which there was no recovery ...

They lost two players, Joe McCarthy and Calvin Nash, to yellow cards against France ... left them with a sizeable challenge. If there were Irish tears at full-time they were the wrong kind ...

Fabien Galthie said France will cite Tadhg Beirne, Andrew Porter and Calvin Nash following their Six Nations clash with Ireland in Dublin. Fabien Galthie said "there is a suspicion of a serious ...

Ireland trio Tadhg Beirne, Andrew Porter and Calvin Nash face no further sanction for ... and centre Pierre Louis Barassi off, but The Irish Independent understands that, having reviewed the ...

No Irish player will appear before the Six Nations ... A citing against Ireland winger Calvin Nash for a high tackle on France centre Pierre-Louis Barassi will also not be pursued.

Munster's hopes of not just securing a home quarter-final but also staying in the play-off spots will be tested by a trip to ...

It also goes for his big back three that can all catch and kick - as well as run and pass - with the ... injury though Osborne is favoured to Calvin Nash who is normally the wing understudy.

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