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Rugby

July
July 2024
'South Africa deserved to win. First half, I thought we was off' - Farrell
6 Jul
7.4k
53
Springboks have too much for Ireland in bruising first Test at Loftus
Andy Farrell’s men will feel they made too many errors to edge the South Africans.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Loftus Versfeld
6 Jul
8.9k
76
South Africa v Ireland
6 Jul
57.1k
69
Australia give Joe Schmidt winning start as Wales slump to eighth straight loss
6 Jul
4.7k
5
New Zealand edge England in tense, brutal first Test
6 Jul
7.0k
23
'Munster always has a special place in my heart'
Jaco Taute is back home in South Africa now but he loved his time in Ireland.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Pretoria
6 Jul
9.3k
3
Ireland sights set on wrecking the Springboks' homecoming
6 Jul
1.7k
1
'One of the hotel staff started speaking Afrikaans to me' - van der Flier
6 Jul
6.0k
2
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5 Jul
5.4k
1
'It came as a surprise' - Springboks wary of Osborne's big left boot
5 Jul
3.8k
4
Joey Carbery completes move to Bordeaux
5 Jul
5.4k
29
Samoa score four tries to upset Italy in test in Apia
5 Jul
3.8k
7
'Play your Irish' - How South African and Irish rugby are interwoven
5 Jul
2.9k
3
'It’s hilarious' - Farrell welcomes Rassie's hype-building efforts
5 Jul
4.4k
8
Niamh Briggs' Ireland U20s lose to England in Summer Series opener
4 Jul
2.6k
0
'He's got presence. He’s confident in his own ability' - Farrell on Osborne
4 Jul
3.2k
11
Treacy's late try sees Ireland U20s snatch dramatic win against Georgia
4 Jul
12.4k
35
Farrell makes big, exciting Osborne call that comes with risk
The 22-year-old Naas man has made just two professional starts at fullback.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Johannesburg
4 Jul
5.1k
18
Osborne and Casey start for Ireland against the Springboks
4 Jul
8.0k
46
Rassie: It's part of Irish culture to be 'very proud and outspoken' about team's success
4 Jul
4.6k
20
Alex Nankivell set to be free to play in Munster's URC opener after Glasgow red card
4 Jul
2.7k
4
Schmidt names Wright as Wallabies captain for Wales Test
4 Jul
3.6k
14
Damian McKenzie at 10 for All Blacks as Beauden Barrett benched for first England Test
4 Jul
3.3k
1
Ireland tour diary: South Africans are obsessed with rugby
The welcome for the Irish has been nothing but enthusiastic and genuine.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Johannesburg
4 Jul
3.3k
0
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'Both teams have to play at altitude, so whoever deals with it the best will win, I suppose'
4 Jul
What Chasing the Sun told us about how the Boks view Ireland
3 Jul
'He had his laptop out in Ibiza airport, reviewing Munster's scrums'
2 Jul
'Women's rugby was trying to exist in Ireland on the smell of an oily rag'
4 Jul
1.2k
0
Keenan: Leaving Leinster was tough but Olympic dream 'too hard to turn down'
4 Jul
3.2k
14
'Both teams have to play at altitude, so whoever deals with it the best will win, I suppose'
4 Jul
1.7k
0
'A lot of people are chasing Ireland now. We can’t be looking in the rearview mirror'
David Nucifora sits down with The 42 as his time as IRFU performance director nears the end.
On the IRFU's central contract system and Irish Qualified programme
Player movement between the provinces
And the growth of Ireland's Sevens programme
Murray Kinsella
3 Jul
8.7k
8
Ireland set to hand 22-year-old Osborne big chance against Boks
3 Jul
13.8k
58
'It's a real privilege' - Ireland train with players from Alexandra township
3 Jul
2.3k
1
'The concern I have is just the way we’ve looked, the way our players have looked individually'
3 Jul
5.4k
7
Former England head coach Jack Rowell passes away aged 87
3 Jul
1.9k
0
Munster confirm pre-season games against Bath and Gloucester
3 Jul
2.5k
8
'Rassie seems to enjoy doing the media stuff. We haven’t paid a lot of attention'
3 Jul
3.8k
2
What Chasing the Sun told us about how the Boks view Ireland
“They get so much satisfaction out of, we are clever, we are clever.”
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Johannesburg
3 Jul
5.2k
15
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'The Irish maybe don't 100% understand the South African sense of humour'
2 Jul
World Cup was 'huge disappointment' but Keegan confident in Ireland's mental skills
2 Jul
'ROG is lining it up and suddenly taps it and jumps over the line'
30 Jun
'He had his laptop out in Ibiza airport, reviewing Munster's scrums'
Jerry Flannery’s Springboks defence will look to keep Ireland quiet this weekend.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Pretoria
2 Jul
9.8k
1
Provinces set to face some familiar foes in next season's Champions Cup
2 Jul
1.9k
4
Ireland have a fully-fit squad to choose from for Boks clash
2 Jul
5.8k
15
Etzebeth says 'Irish media definitely targeted me' after RWC comments
2 Jul
5.8k
20
Faloon names team for Ireland's second World U20 Championship tie
2 Jul
5.1k
15
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