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Down through the years Ireland have seen quite a few players born in New Zealand go on to wear green at international level.

Confirming the pending international departures of rugby greats Conor Murray, Peter O'Mahony and Cian Healy was classy planning on Ireland's part. By announcing the retirements last week, Ireland set ...

Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm a two-year contract extension for Craig Casey that will keep him at the ...

European rugby has been dealt a re-ordering with both Ireland and France declining from where they were a few years ago.

Ireland's women's rugby team suffered further World Cup quarter-final heartache after being narrowly beaten by France. Yet, on reflection, there were positives to be taken from the campaign. Having ...

Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy, and Conor Murray, three of Ireland's top rugby players, announced today, Thursday, February 27, that they will be retiring following the conclusion of the Guinness Men's ...

Rob Kearney has shed light on the brutally short manner in which his Ireland career came to an end when Andy Farrell took ...

World rugby powerhouses, the Springboks and Ireland, are set to duke it out for glory at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday evening (kick-off 7:40pm SA time).

Andy Farrell has delved in to his 36-man squad for the game against Japan at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 12.40pm); meanwhile, ...