A disappointed Ireland rued not taking first-half chances, plus losing their discipline and being outmuscled in 28 blistering second-half minutes when 34 unanswered French points crushed their ...

Irish rugby legend Brian O'Driscoll believes that his compatriots were 'lucky' to only lose by 15 points against a rampant France. The two countries' hotly-anticipated Six Nations battle unfolded ...

"It's disappointing." On the retiring players: "Three legends of Irish rugby and it was extra motivation for us. "We wanted them to finish their careers on a high here. We have to go and put it ...

France took charge of the Six Nations title race in sensational style as they produced an outstanding performance to dash Ireland’s grand slam dreams with a 42-27 thrashing. The hosts’ hopes ...

It's a potential Six Nations decider on Saturday as defending champions Ireland host France in Dublin ... your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game.

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He was just — and still is — one of the lads.' An all-court back row, Doris was on the radar of the talent spotters of Irish rugby at an early age. He captained Blackrock College, Brian O ...

But while he was sent to the sin-bin, Ringrose was shown a 20-minute red card in accordance with the law being trialled by World Rugby. This meant that Ireland were reduced to 14 men for only 20 ...

and took charge of the semi-final between England and Ireland at the latter tournament. He was an assistant referee at the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and took charge of the Super Rugby final in 2018 ...

France absorbed early setbacks including the loss of captain Antoine Dupont through injury to beat defending champions Ireland 42-27 at the Aviva Stadium and move into pole position for the Six ...

Ireland's U20s endured another difficult night as they fell to a third defeat from four in the 2025 Six Nations, going down 22-12 to a powerful France side in Cork. The visitors were dominant ...