His girlfriend's pregnancy at 17 forced him to leave rugby and start working, but a friend helped him. "My mother yelled at me for an hour," he recalls, now controversially Irish, as he was born in ...

Jamie George, Alex Coles, Jack van Poortvliet, Alex Dombrandt, Afolabi Fasogbon, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, George Furbank, ...

For England's slow starters, it has become the dreaded 'C' word. Not an expletive, but an elusive quality. Cohesion. Ireland ...

Sam Prendergast to start at outhalf in Six Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium, Ryan Baird picked at blindside ...

Chris Busby was at the centre of the storm when Connacht and Ireland winger Mack Hansen expressed his strong opinions about ...

Referee Chris Busby has confirmed that he is will retire "over the next few months". Busby was the man in charge of ...

Canada born but Castlebar bred Mark Balaski to play for Southern Districs Sydney in preparation for crucial Rugby World Cup ...

Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen, Ireland's Canberra rugby recruits, have been selected to face England in the Six Nations ...

Irish Rugby Football Union [IRFU] referee Chris Busby has confirmed he will retire from officiating "over the next few weeks".

Ireland lock Joe McCarthy will miss Saturday's Six Nations opener against England, with Tadhg Beirne moving into the second row to replace him.

Sam Prendergast has won the race for number 10 shirt after he was named at fly-half for Ireland's clash against England in ...

Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby retains Sam Prendergast at fly-half for Ireland's opening Six Nations match against ...