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February
February 2024
Lowe salutes captain Doris' pre-match speech after another excellent wing display
Our player ratings as Ireland brush aside Italy at the Aviva
It was a drubbing at the Aviva, where James Lowe was the official player of the match and ranked among our standout players.
Patrick Mahomes can overthrow Tom Brady as The Greatest, but 7 titles may never be matched
Will France respond or down tools against potential title chasers Scotland?
25 years after breaking Irish hearts, 'Queso' tries again with Italy
Gonzalo Quesada has the CV, the temperament, and the under-the-radar sidekick to elevate Italian rugby.
Scotland lose Luke Crosbie and Richie Gray for rest of Six Nations
Munster escape with victory over Crusaders at Páirc Uí Chaoimh
A missed conversion with the clock red cost the Crusaders a comeback draw on Leeside.
'Keep hammering' - Crowley glad to shrug off early blips and nail his lines in second half
Our player ratings as Ireland blast their way past France in Marseille
Ireland’s locks were totemic as they beat the will out of their French opponents at the Stade Velodrome.
January
January 2024
6 uncapped players who could light up the Six Nations
Gavan Casey chooses six players whose impending test debuts could lead to glittering tournaments for their respective countries.
Aaron McKenna to compete for $1m in revamped 'Prizefighter' competition
Ireland women to face Italy in away friendly next month
Rob Penney invokes 'Fields' and 'Zombie' as Crusaders lay seeds for Páirc battle
Ranking the teams ahead of this year's Six Nations
Gavan Casey’s lay of the land ahead of kick-off on Friday.
'I think he's the only guy who's said 'no' to me' - ROG backs Crowley's mindset in Marseille
Ronan O’Gara on Jack Crowley, a ‘freed-up’ France, and Friday night’s Six Nations opener.
'I need to grow to understand myself and how I can impact this group'
If Jack Crowley is to become ‘the man’ at 10 for Ireland, he will be allowed to do so on his own terms.
Easterby: No need for Ireland to start afresh as they eye up 'opportunity' in Marseille
Unbeaten Lewis Crocker upping the ante as he takes on familiar foe in Belfast headliner
Dundalk sign goalkeeper Ross Munro from Scottish Premiership side Ross County
Paddy Donovan primed for Argentinian test as he breaks into world rankings
Ireland women to face Wales in first home game of 2024
Peter O'Mahony: An Ireland captain 20 years in the making
Munster wilt in the wind and rain as Saints finally land their own Thomond miracle
A famous night for Northampton in Limerick left Munster with an increasingly familiar, sinking feeling.
Aaron McKenna earns impressive stoppage victory over heavier foe in Liverpool
Ireland international Ronan Curtis joins Wimbledon until end of season
Permutations, salutations, and Six Nations: Connacht seek to extend run in Europe
Francis Ngannou is exactly what Anthony Joshua and heavyweight boxing needed
Joshua-Ngannou, the heavyweight picture, and boxing’s future in Saudi Arabia.
'It was something that I sent out, that I was interested in going home'
Ulster's long-running sponsorship deal with Kingspan to end next year
Ranking Ireland's captaincy candidates, from likeliest to dark horses
Have your own say in the poll below ahead of Wednesday’s Six Nations squad announcement.
The Munster men who boosted their Ireland prospects ahead of Wednesday's announcement
'I just don't take this for granted to the same extent as I did when I was young'
Generational pressure, unleashing the footballer, and Axel: Rory Scannell approaches a decade in Munster red.
Aaron McKenna lands career-biggest test in Liverpool, while Callum Walsh announces MSG return
Bohemians 'keeper James Talbot takes time away from football to address mental-health issue
Last year
2023
Can Croke Park finally happen for Katie Taylor in 2024?
The Irish icon has one last box left to tick in her sport after a remarkable end to her year.
Munster v Leinster, URC
Kick-off at Thomond Park is at 7:35pm.
Edogbo v McCarthy, battle of the benches, and can Harry Byrne pick up where he left off?
Paddy Donovan is beginning to live up to his nickname
The 42's Best of 2023: The 'True Detective' star who welcomed Katie Taylor into pro boxing
Gavan Casey tracked down Kali Reis ahead of Katie Taylor’s Dublin homecoming against Chantelle Cameron in May.
Edogbo and Zebo start for Munster, while Leinster name Harry Byrne at 10 for Christmas derby