Double trouble. Saracens boss Mark McCall has named both Maro Itoje and Billy Vunipola in his starting line-up for this weekend’s heavyweight Premiership clash with Wasps. Vunipola has been out since September with a...
Derby day. Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has announced his match day 23 for tomorrow’s Guinness PRO14 game against Ulster Rugby. In the backs Jordan Larmour starts at full back with Fergus McFadden...
Derby day. CJ Stander captains Munster against Connacht this weekend as Chris Farrell, Rhys Marshall and Conor Oliver all return from injury to start. It is an all-international backline with Simon Zebo named at...
Derby day. Rory Best will return to captain Ulster in Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 game versus Leinster at the RDS Arena in Dublin. Best, who has recovered from an ankle skin infection, has not featured...
Derby day. Connacht Head Coach Kieran Keane has announced his starting XV to take on Munster in Thomond Park on Saturday. Irish Internationals Ultan Dillane, Kieran Marmion and Bundee Aki are all rested this...
Not long to go now. The new Super Rugby season kicks off in a few weeks, with Ronan O’Gara’s Crusaders hoping they can retain their title. While there has once again been a drain...
“His best years are probably behind him.” Bernard Jackman believes the new France coaching ticket was merely “slapped together”, and that the make-up shows the national side is now secondary to the wealthy Top...
One to watch. Connacht centre Tom Farrell has been quietly tipping away in the PRO14 this season, almost under the radar. But one quick look at his stats in the competition will make you...
No holding back. England skipper Dylan Hartley has been hugely criticised for his performances at club level this season for struggling Northampton, with many calling for him to be stripped of the captaincy and...
On the mend. Leinster and Ireland back-row Sean O’Brien is confident he will be fit and ready in time for Ireland’s Six Nations opener against France in Paris next month. O’Brien has missed Leinster’s...
