Rugby

Ex-rugby international Brendan Mullin sentenced to three years for stealing over €500,000 from Bank of Ireland

Theft occurred a decade ago when Mullin was managing director of Bank of Ireland Private Bank

More Than a Whistle: Who’d be a woman referee? You’d hear ‘You should be cooking the dinner,’ says one

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Winning ways for Clontarf in Cork as they beat champions Constitution

City of Armagh secure late 30-26 win over Terenure

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Connacht Rugby plan to have fully professional women’s team within five years

Connacht’s ambition for women’s team comes as part of new 10-year plan for the province

‘I’m representing my family ... that’s important to me’: Joe Joyce relishing life at Connacht

Happily settled both on and off the pitch, Joyce has no regrets about his move in 2022 from his hometown team Bristol to the province of his heritage

Munster were arguably the better team for large parts of match against Leinster

Munster were arguably the better team for large parts of the game but accuracy let them down at key scoring moments

Former rugby international Brendan Mullin allegedly stole €500,000 from Bank of Ireland, trial hears

Irish international (60) allegedly stole money while he was managing director of Bank of Ireland Private Bank a decade ago

Former rugby player Rocky Elsom says he will appeal French forgery conviction

Ex-Leinster and Australia forward alleges he was not allowed defend himself in what was a ‘clear perversion of justice’

Gerry Thornley: Italian rugby making tangible strides despite many obstacles at home and abroad

With friends like World Rugby and the EPCR, Italian rugby needs few enemies – but imagine what a World Cup in Italy would do for the sport in that country?

Terenure beat Lansdowne 28-22 in repeat of last season’s Division 1A semi-final

Cork Con end Young Munster’s unbeaten start with 25-5 win

Easterby names Emerging Ireland team to face Western Force

Squad looking to make it two wins from two games in South Africa

Ireland stun world champions New Zealand with win in opening WXV1 clash

Erin King grabbed her second try to level the game in the last minute before Dannah O’Brien converted

Seven Premiership rugby clubs are balance sheet insolvent, finance report warns

Ten clubs collectively lost around £30.5m in 2022-23 while overall debt stands at £311m

Survey shows 17% of Schools Senior Cup rugby injuries end up in A&E

The most common injury for SCT players was concussion (22%) followed by ankle sprains (11%) and shoulder sprains (7%)

Railway fired by fresh ambition as they look forward to new campaign

Defeat in consecutive All-Ireland League finals ensures there’s a steely determination to return to the Aviva and prevail on the big day

‘There’s not a bad word I could speak about Ireland’: Rugby star Bundee Aki gains Irish citizenship

Connacht player is one of 3,600 people who became Irish citizens on Monday in ceremonies in Dublin

Willie Ryan’s appetite for rugby big enough to weather English club game’s bleak finances

‘It’s good fun and we play good rugby – but it’s not well paid and it’s getting worse,’ says Ryan

St Mary’s back in the big time and eager to make the right impression

Newly-promoted Division 1A side have signalled their intent by securing the services of Munster centre Dan Goggin and Ulster backrower Greg Jones for the new league campaign

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