Legendary Ireland women's rugby coach Philip 'Goose' Doyle and his wife Nicola had just moved from Dublin to Gorey; Ireland's 2013 Grand Slam mastermind and, at the 2014 World Cup no less ...

Irish rugby has traditionally offered a “Céad míle fáilte” to rugby players who came to play here, an embrace that didn’t diminish as the sport transitioned from amateur to professional.

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After another winless Six Nations campaign and a 17th straight Test match defeat for Wales, Welsh rugby has hit a new low point with huge decisions lying ahead. While Irish fans would have ...

This led the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to confirm later that forwards coach O'Connell, 45, will take charge of the Ireland squad in the Tests against Georgia and Portugal which take place ...

“I love your teeth. You’re from England, right?” Charlotte Le Bon asks her costar Aimee Lou Wood in an early episode of this season of The White Lotus on Sky Atlantic. Wood’s smile is ...

Aoife Wafer is the best example of a rugby native in the Ireland women's squad. She plays like she's played the game for years, and that's because she has. For many years Ireland relied on ...

The England U18 Men’s side to face Ireland on Saturday 29 March has been confirmed by head coach Jonathan Pendlebury and assistant coach Will Parkin. The squad travel to Cork for a friendly fixture at ...

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and what that means for Ireland, who will be without four of their five coaches this summer. Attention then turns to this week's big BKT United Rugby Championship Interpro between Connacht and ...

Aimee Lee Wood says it’s ‘lovely’ to hear fans praise the gap in her teeth (Getty Images) However, Wood did discourage fans from trying to copy her look. “I hope that people don’t start ...