Schoolboy friends of Sam and Cian Prendergast, Ciaran and Diarmuid Mangan are making their way in the rugby world.

Munster Rugby were left reeling when Graham Rowntree left my mutual consent but Ian Costello has steadied the ship.

Munster outhalf has the dash and derring-do to plug even the most plodding fixture into the grid in a split-second.

"It is such a great tournament to play in, the games are getting harder and harder and teams are getting better, it’s going ...

Murray played his first game under Costello’s charge last Saturday, playing the full 80 minutes in the vital win over ...

BBC Sport NI looks at some of the talking points from Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby's Six Nations squad.

Some of the 11 players who were not in the squad at this point last year have been blooded in the intervening period ...

Wales squad members Taulupe Faletau, Josh Adams and James Botham all miss out, while there are also injuries to Tinus de Beer ...

Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman on this week's, RTE Rugby podcast as we recap the big talking points of the week in ...

Ilona Maher says that rugby union has to shift culture and mindset if it is going to evolve as a sport. With more than eight ...

Simon Easterby named his Ireland squad for the Six Nations on Wednesday - we've had a stab at predicting the 23 for the ...

Ireland's bid to win a third successive Six Nations title for the first time was boosted on Wednesday with the return of a ...