Hello and welcome to the Irish Times Rugby blog on the final weekend of the Six Nations Championship. John O’Sullivan here, in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, where Italy host an Ireland team looking for ...

Ireland kept alive its Six Nations title hopes by overcoming Italy 22-17 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. The scrappy bonus-point win ensured France and England had to win their later matches to ...

That was a close one as Ireland got the victory with the try bonus point that they needed to stay in the Six Nations title race, but this was a poor final performance in Rome ...

The reigning Six Nations champions Ireland will be roared on by up to 30,000 travelling fans at a sold-out Stadio Olimpico, where retiring centurions Peter O’Mahony and Conor Murray are poised to make ...

Meanwhile, Italy's national rugby team has moved base to Rome's ... Located just a few kilometres from the Stadio Olimpico, the capital city site has the potential to be a bustling epicentre ...

Irish supporters got to their feet to mark the occasion, the roar reverberated around Italian rugby’s colosseum, but the ...

The Irish scored four tries to two in Rome and enjoyed 30-plus minutes with a man advantage on Saturday. Hooker Dan Sheehan scored his first test hat trick of tries.

Ireland looks to bounce back after losing 42-27 to France last time out, while Italy is coming off a 47-24 loss to England. The Irish team has three wins and a loss so far while Italy has one win and ...

The 2025 Six Nations Rugby Championships is set for a thrilling ... travelling to Rome's Stadio Olimpico to take on Italy. Wales will host bitter rivals England next, before action concludes ...