Updated Jun 9th 2021, 9:53 PM CONNACHT HAVE MADE an approach to sign loosehead prop James Cronin ahead of next season.Cronin’s departure from his native Munster this summer has already…
LIONS OUT-HALF Dan Biggar said he and the squad must focus on the quality they still have in their ranks after losing captain Alun Wyn Jones before even flying out…
JAMIE GEORGE RECALLED the shock on Conor Murray’s face after the Ireland scrum-half was named British and Irish Lions captain.Murray was given the role after Alun Wyn Jones suffered a…
CONNACHT HAVE ANNOUNCED the signing of Irish-qualified South African back Shayne Bolton.The news, as reported by The42 last night, was confirmed this afternoon.The versatile, powerful 20-year-old, whose grandmother is from…
RICHIE MURPHY, THE Ireland Under 20s coach, has described Leicester Tigers centre Dan Kelly’s switch in allegiance from Ireland to England as ‘a loss’.The 19-year-old played impressively for Ireland’s Under…
Updated Jun 14th 2021, 12:30 PM IRELAND HEAD COACH Andy Farrell has included 11 uncapped players in his 37-man squad for the July Tests against Japan and the USA.James Ryan…
A NEW ERA will get underway in September with the launch of the United Rugby Championship, pitting the Irish provinces and their Welsh, Scottish, and Italian counterparts against the four…
CLONGOWES AND CLONTARF man Max McFarland is heading to the Olympic Games in Tokyo with the Great Britain Sevens.The former Leinster academy star has excelled for Scotland on the Sevens…
THEY MIGHT HAVE been away from their families, but the Lions took a few minutes to mark Father’s Day on Sunday in Jersey.At one of their team meetings, the coaching…