Part of it is that the rugby team, while they will never penetrate as deeply into the hinterland as a successful Irish soccer team, or a GAA county on the cusp of immortality, have become the new ...

a couple more kids can play for Ireland." The shift to the other side of the globe is challenging; leaving behind the comfort of family and friends. But joining Leinster's rugby team meant an ...

having captained the Irish team at under-18 and under-20 levels. Longevity blessed all of them and they will depart with an astonishing combined service of 43 years of international rugby and a ...

THE Irish rugby team gathered in Rome for a black tie gala to mark the end of the Six Nations - before continuing the party in Dublin. While it overall felt like an underwhelming tournament from ...