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.

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 ...

Ireland’s Player of the Tournament in last season’s Six Nations and, after scoring twice in the WXV1 win over New Zealand, was named in the World Dream Team at the 2024 World Rugby Awards in ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Ireland’s Six Nations campaign began with a defeat on Saturday afternoon in Belfast. But there were clear signs that Scott Bemand’s side are closing the gap on the top sides in Europe.

After operating as Stuart Lancaster’s attack coach with England, Catt arrived in Sydney late last year after World Cup campaigns with Italy and Ireland ... of Australian rugby before arriving ...

Alongside Walters, David Nucifora – formerly of the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and now performance director of the Scottish Rugby Union – was confirmed as performance manager for the ...