Hello and welcome to the Irish Times Rugby blog on the final weekend of the Six Nations Championship. John O’Sullivan here, ...

The Stormers are fully focused in getting a positive result against Scarlets before turning their focus to a tough match ...

Ireland entered round four of the 2025 Six Nations vs France in Dublin still on course for a Six Nations Grand Slam and ...

Ireland rounded off their 2025 Guinness Six Nations campaign with an underwhelming and nervy 22-17 win over an ...

Irish supporters got to their feet to mark the occasion, the roar reverberated around Italian rugby’s colosseum, but the 35-year-old’s game face scowl was already in place as he joined the fray. He ...

Six Nations Super Saturday ramps up with a huge clash between old rivals in Cardiff. After Ireland’s opening bonus-point win ...

The DHL Stormers’ win over the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria a few weeks ago was treated as a surprise by many pundits but that view is not shared by their veteran flanker Deon Fourie.

A stunning cameo from Wallaby James O'Connor, a record-equalling five tries from Macca Springer and a hat-trick to Sevu Reece ...

The visitors weren’t hugely convincing but won and scored the four tries they needed to at least force England or France to ...

Vaclav Cerny should have pounced on a poor pass by Kasper Schmeichel to double the lead shortly afterwards but delayed his shot and allowed Maik Nawrocki to clear. Rangers did get the second goal ...

Up against 14, Ireland frustrated as Gibson-Park sent a poor pass into touch, a Hansen break wasn't finished when the move broke down between Crowley and Sheehan on the left wing, and James Ryan ...