Will Andy Farrell’s Lions sabbatical hurt Ireland’s Six Nations chances?
Andy Farrell won’t return to Ireland coaching duties until August after the Lions’ tour of Australia
Cian Healy’s humility has him reluctant to overblow becoming Ireland’s most-capped player
In world terms the 37-year-old passes Brian O’Driscoll’s number of caps and draws level with New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett
Five things we learned from the Autumn Nations Series
Ireland underwhelm with errors; Schmidt’s young team; outhalf competition set to continue
Joe Schmidt: ‘I felt we could have built on our lead after half-time’
Schmidt was hopeful for the future of Australian rugby but was also reminded that much work still has to be done
Ireland 22 Australia 19: How the Irish players rated at the Aviva
Hugo Keenan and Caelan Doris stand out players in error-prone performance by Ireland
Tough love for Jack Crowley as big opportunity knocks for Sam Prendergast
In Andy Farrell’s final game before taking up the Lions job he picked the young Leinster outhalf to start against Australia
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii becoming the next wizard of Oz
Australia’s outside centre made his senior debut in rugby union against England and won the Player of the Match award
Paul O’Connell rules himself out of the Munster running in the ‘short-term’
Forwards coach played under Schmidt at a World Cup and still uses some of the ideas the Kiwi and former Ireland coach introduced
Four Irish players ruled out of Ireland’s match against Australia
Jamie Osborne, Ryan Baird, Tadhg Furlong and Jacob Stockdale will miss the final Autumn Nations Series game
Player watch: Sam Prendergast holds his nerve to shake off missteps against Fiji
Outhalf was unfazed by early yellow card
Former army baby Sam Prendergast not afraid to stand his ground in Ireland senior squad
With his first start in a Test match, against Fiji on Saturday, 21-year-old will aim to improve on debut against Argentina
Johnny Watterson: Conor Niland’s The Racket is a seminal book in the sports genre
Like Paul Kimmage’s A Rough Ride, both books speak of the journey to attain goals ultimately out of reach
Ireland casting a wide net to keep scrum singing
Scrum coach John Fogarty says Ireland keeping an eye on talent in each of the provinces
Tadhg Furlong and Tom O’Toole return but Ryan Baird ruled out of Ireland’s game with Fiji
Baird suffered a head injury after coming on against Argentina and is going through return to play protocols
Robbie Henshaw impressed by Ireland’s debutants against Argentina
Sam Prendergast and Thomas Clarkson both earned their first caps for Ireland on Friday