The Irish Times

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Three triplets and only one can be a mascot for Leinster. Who will it be?

Three triplets and only one can be a mascot for the Leinster game. Who will it be?

Sat May 28 2022 - 06:00

Three Leinster players on European player of the year shortlist

Caelan Doris, Hugo Keenan and James Lowe, included on five-man shortlist

Tue May 17 2022 - 15:32

Australia set to target Eddie Jones for role at 2027 home World Cup

Australia set to be named hosts in 2027 and USA in 2031 at meeting in Dublin on Thursday

Wed May 11 2022 - 19:59

Grand Slam-chasing France ready to stake their claim as nation’s greatest

Galthié’s enviably balanced young side puts some illustrious names in the shade

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 06:00

TV View: ‘Zero-craic Eddie’ sees the glass half-empty at Twickenham

Donal Lenihan went through the exultant highs and funereal lows in a draining 80 minutes

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 21:04

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

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00

From Wilkinson to Sexton - Dave Alred, the man who helps the best be their best

Performance coach and kicking guru has worked with some of sport’s biggest stars

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 10:00

Leinster trio in the mix for European Player of the Year award

Caelan Doris, Jimmy O’Brien and Josh van der Flier included on longlist

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 17:03

Sonny Bill Williams: ‘I was the picture of success but I was deeply unhappy’

ABs legend speaks about journey from the side of a mountain to the top of the game

Sat Nov 06 2021 - 10:00

Deciding factor: When a Lions tour hinged on the third Test

Only five times in modern British & Irish Lions history has it gone down to a third and final decider

Sat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00

Brian O’Driscoll: ‘The Tana thing is all fine now, it dragged out too long’

The former Lions captain looks back on the highs and lows of his days in the famous red jersey

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00

Leading coach Dave Alred holding webinar with Irish athletes

Performance coach has worked with the likes of Jonny Wilkinson and Man City

Wed May 19 2021 - 06:00

Ireland’s outhalf dilemma: Is Jack Carty the forgotten man?

28-year-old is Connacht’s leading points scorer but hasn’t been seen for Ireland since 2019

Sat Feb 20 2021 - 05:00

The Offload: No credit from Pat Kenny on Newstalk Six Nations segment

Ex-England captain John Pullin will be remembered for bravery during the Troubles

Mon Feb 08 2021 - 01:00

Rugby union still faces a myriad of challenges 25 years into professionalism

Questions remain around player protection and the futures of smaller clubs

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 06:00

Tuilagi case shows England’s home-based clause is out of date

Centre may have to forgo his international career if a lucrative move materialises

Tue Jul 07 2020 - 16:48

Gerry Thornley: Empty stadiums could help bring some changes for the better

Officials might stop trend of over-the-top celebrations and goading of the opposition

Tue May 19 2020 - 06:00

Irish squad in the dark as clouds hang over Six Nations

Andy Farrell focused on France game; Johnny Sexton shrugs off bad day at Twickenham

Sat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00

Crowning Glory: Three pivotal Ireland games at Twickenham

Andy Farrell's Ireland travel to the lions’ den on Sunday with the Triple Crown up for grabs

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 11:00

Gordon D’Arcy: Digging deep only recipe for Twickenham success

If Ireland do not match the home side physically, they are sure to be overwhelmed

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 06:00

The eyes have it: England vision coach Calder closing in on unique prize

South African-born doctor looking to be part of third triumph at a Rugby World Cup

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 16:27

Eddie Jones insists less is more for England as he savours final week

England head coach has been here before and will not over-exert his players this week

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 01:00

Rugby World Cup TV View: Eir has the perfect soundtrack for midweek massacres

One-sided games can prove a challenge but not to Tommy Bowe and the team

Thu Sept 26 2019 - 15:38

Experienced Jones ready for the long haul in Japan

Relaxed England coach makes 10 changes pool meeting with USA on Thursday

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 22:00

Rugby World Cup armchair fans facing a gruelling schedule

Not just players in Japan facing a stamina-sapping test as viewers prepare for long sit-in

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 10:00

Steve Hansen: 'I can’t be telling you Irish too much'

New Zealand coach playing cards close to his chest in quest for ‘threepeat’

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 12:52

Anxiety, depression, angst: Jonny Wilkinson opens up

The 2003 Rugby World Cup hero says that worry made him a ‘dim, weak, being’

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 10:15

World Cup history and versatility point to gamble on Carbery

Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton not at heights of 2018 but are primed for World Cup tilt

Sat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00

Kicking king Alred keeping the pressure on Sexton to succeed

‘Let’s say I was working for Ireland now and they were playing England. I’d want Ireland to win for everyone in the group’

Fri Aug 23 2019 - 15:06

Pool C: Powerful England looking ominously well set

Eddie Jones’s side should go close in Japan with their big guns fit and firing in warm-ups

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 05:00

Siya Kolisi lifting the World Cup ‘would on a par with Mandela in ’95’

Bryan Habana doesn’t like racial quotas such as that to which the 2019 squad is subject

Fri May 24 2019 - 08:19

Leinster trio shortlisted for European Player of the Year award

Champions Cup finalists Leinster and Saracens dominate the shortlist of five players

Wed Apr 24 2019 - 15:44

Gerry Thornley: Leinster and Saracens are a cut above the rest

Cream rises to the top in Europe again as glass ceiling continues to frustrate Munster

Tue Apr 23 2019 - 06:00

Johnny Sexton: ‘We’ll find out tomorrow where we are at’

Leinster outhalf brushes off criticism and ready to lead from the front in semi-final

Sat Apr 20 2019 - 15:28