The brutal reality is that the 7-1 bench has ushered in a type of rugby imperialism. It works for those countries with a huge ...

This time last year a putative Lions Test team would have amounted to Ireland and a few of The Rest, a prognosis designed to ...

The biggest surprises of the Men’s Rugby Europe Championship 2025 were saved for the final weekend, as Belgium knocked out ...

The visitors weren’t hugely convincing but won and scored the four tries they needed to at least force England or France to ...

Rugby Europe Championship also saw Romania defeat Portugal 21-7 for the third place. This competition is held each year between the aforementioned countries, as well as Belgium, Germany, Netherlands ...

Oscar Jégou’s fine Dublin performance brings into focus the potential impact of forwards who can play anywhere ...

Mrs Barclay, who was 73, had previously worked for the hospital trust as a catering supervisor. She left husband-of-53-years ...

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus pioneered the use of forward-dominated bench splits and veteran coach Eddie Jones says the tactic makes perfect sense.

Ireland is one of only two European countries where airline seat capacity will decline this year as tourism groups predict ...

The Garden Shed Drinks Co has announced that, sadly, it is to close as the gin business, which started in a back garden in ...