Munster must wait to find out extent of Craig Casey’s knee injury
Friday night’s defeat to Castres came at a cost after an attritional encounter
Craig Casey
Owen Doyle: Luke Pearce had a bad day at Thomond Park, including one extremely poor call
Leo Cullen doesn’t need telling that Sam Prendergast needs serious tackle mentoring
Joe Schmidt’s detail will be devilishly difficult to counter but Ireland can still win
This group of Australia players seems to bear a remarkable resemblance to the Leinster squad when Schmidt first arrived in Dublin
Owen Doyle: Ireland-South Africa match officials unlikely to enjoy performance reviews after poor day
The lack of TMO review for RG Snyman’s tackle on Craig Casey stood out as an incorrect decision
South Africa v Ireland team news: Jamie Osborne and Craig Casey to start first Test
Robbie Henshaw named alongside Bundee Aki in midfield with Garry Ringrose among the replacements on a five-three bench
Munster’s young guns get a chance to earn their stripes against Zebre
Craig Casey, Tom Ahern, and Jeremy Loughman return from Ireland camp
Munster’s Craig Casey and Leinster’s Garry Ringrose: two different sorts of homecoming
Casey returns from the World Cup just as his uncle Mossy Lawler joins Munster as skills coach, while Ringrose takes up dual captaincy of Leinster with James Ryan
Jack Crowley: ‘Preparation is massive. Scotland are going to be gunning for us’
Ireland and Munster outhalf came off the bench and kicked three points under pressure to extend Ireland’s narrow lead in their Rugby World Cup win over South Africa. Further adventures lies ahead
Jack Crowley’s composure and Craig Casey’s bolshiness has makings of a future Ireland headline act
The Munster halfback pairing’s impressive first-half partnership against Italy pointed towards a bright future
Tadhg Beirne targeting three warm-up Test victories to maintain Ireland’s momentum
Farrell’s men prepare to step up their World Cup preparations with Italy first up at the Aviva
Ryan Baird a classic example of how Farrell’s faith in squad underwrote Grand Slam win
‘I thought he was immense in that second half … figuring out how to put his stamp on the game,’ says Ireland coach
Six Nations: Craig Casey and Ross Byrne partnership will need time to master the art of subterfuge
Ireland’s game against Italy was not the perfect platform for a new halfback partnership to flourish
Six Nations: Craig Casey’s chance to shine latest chapter in heart-warming story of resilience
The Munster scrumhalf has always seemed destined to break into the Irish squad ever since his star turn when playing in the 2019 Under-20 Six Nations
Italy v Ireland: No Roman holiday for Farrell’s side as they face resurgent Azzurri without Sexton
Six Nations 2023: Coach will find out on Saturday if Ireland are now better equipped to cope with a different outhalf
Munster set to take the long road in search of silverware
Johann van Graan’s side will not return to Thomond Park this season
No shame in the manner of valiant Munster’s exit
Loss to Toulouse via the lottery of a penalty shoot-out perhaps the most heartbreaking defeat of all
URC preview: Wounded Ulster to come out fighting against Munster
Munster have lost on their last four visits to Belfast dating back to October 2016
James Coughlan: Munster should have succession plan in place already
Toulon coach’s old club are facing three seasons without reaching the quarter-finals
Gordon D’Arcy: Munster need to be bolder in selection and tactics
Lack of creative attacking patterns ensures Van Graan’s side are too easy to defend against
Leinster’s sharpness all over the park blunts Munster challenge
Johann van Graan concedes better team won but takes positives out of Munster showing
Leinster expose the gap with Munster in bonus-point victory at Thomond Park
Leo Cullen’s side now 10 points clear after dominant display over great rivals
Luke Marshall in Ulster squad for South Africa after over year out
McFarland picks Ireland internationals for tour while Jenkins returns for Munster
The Offload: Spain win Iberian derby to secure spot in Ireland’s World Cup pool
All Blacks apologise over International Women’s Day post; Under-20s chase Grand Slam
‘Goys from Belvo, Gonzaga and Blackrock are mixing like there’s no difference between them’
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: It feels like we’re all on the same side, a bunch of bald men off to Budapest
Munster aim to extend their winning run to nine in Dragons clash
Province have not lost at Thomond since defeat to Connacht in Rainbow Cup last May
Matt Williams: Scrum turkeys won’t vote for Christmas and reform the law
Only two teams benefit from the importance placed on scrums while the rest run the ball
‘If I get Covid again, I’ll have another crate of wine in my hotel suite in Cape Town’
Rowntree confident Munster players have no anxiety issues over return to South Africa
Rowntree looking for Munster to gain momentum for South Africa trip
Munster play the Dragons on Saturday before flying out on Sunday
Craig Casey and Gavin Coombes released from Ireland squad
Internationals will be available for Munster’s clash with Dragons at the weekend
Casey relishes ‘brilliant experience’ of teaming up with Sexton in packed Aviva
Youngster hopes to have impressed Farrell enough to earn selection for England clash
Farcical law ruins spectacle as Ireland run in nine tries against Italy
Visitors ended the game with 12 players on the pitch after early red card
Determined Ireland ready to get their title bid back on track
Opportunity knocks for Lowry and Carbery as Farrell’s men target bonus-point victory
Gerry Thornley: Selection headache for Andy Farrell ahead of Italy clash
Delicate balancing act means weighing up recalls for Sexton, Henshaw and Lowe
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