Entering the final year of their IRFU contracts, they were ripe for the market. Neither of them really wanted to leave Ireland ... but without Test rugby? Going abroad didn’t improve Sexton.

More info Sam Prendergast has signed a new deal with Leinster - but it's not a central IRFU contract. Prendergast, 22, started four of Ireland's five Six Nations games in this year's championship ...

The IRFU has confirmed that forwards coach Paul O'Connell will take over as the next interim head coach of Ireland for summer Tests against Georgia and Portugal. Head coach Andy Farrell earlier ...

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 ...

The All-Ireland League champions Cork Constitution ... Young Munster and Cork Constitution at Tom Clifford Park. The IRFU is also aware of the post-match incident and is investigating the matter ...

The IRFU and Cork Constitution launch investigations after fan appears to throw hot drink on players during scuffle after All Ireland League match The IRFU has launched an investigation into an ...

You can check out at any time. More info IRFU Performance Director David Humphreys has confirmed Paul O'Connell will act as Ireland Head Coach for the two-match summer tour to Georgia (5 th July ...

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Image: Richard Wigglesworth, Simon Easterby and Andrew Goodman have been confirmed as part of Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions coaching ... position with the IRFU for a decade between ...

Ireland may be South Africa’s biggest rival in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but there is just a glimmer that their dominance of the intercontinental competition may be under threat.

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 ...

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 ...