Ireland

Springboks are over-rated, according to Nick Easter

Former England number 8 Nick Easter has expressed the view that the Springboks are under-cooked and over-rated and will suffer at the hands of the British & Irish Lions later this month and into August.    Speaking...

Pitch Cam: Ireland v Japan

Ireland 39-31 Japan - Andy Farrell press conference

Watch: Japan score a SUPERB counter attacking try

    Japan put on a show at the Aviva on Saturday against Ireland with Amanaki Mafi playing a major role for this try scored by Naoto Saito.   Japan are putting on a show and it’s...

Watch: Yu Tamura's stellar grubber kick try assist

A great kick from Yu Tamura to set up a try for Fifita!   What a kick from Tamura!! 😍Japan playing some wonderful rugby 😮#IREvJPN pic.twitter.com/wqfKvwdP7Z — Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby)...

Watch: Peter O'Mahony's brilliant try assist against Japan

Peter O'Mahony produced yet another wonderful offload for Ireland in the clash against Japan on Saturday to send Stuart McCloskey over the line in the first half at the Aviva Stadium.    The...

Lions bid to emulate class of '59 - South Africa tour in numbers

South Africa have won eight of 13 series against the British and Irish Lions, but it is a long time since they have triumphed back-to-back.     The British and Irish Lions will repeat a...

"Conor will allow the other senior players to flourish more." - Roberts backs Gatland's captain selection

Two-time British and Irish Lion Jamie Roberts has backed Warren Gatland's decision to make Conor Murray his new Lions captain.   The centre believes the Lions boss has made a smart move in naming...

Andy Farrell Explains Why James Ryan Was Not Called Up For The Lions

  Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has explained that British and Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland enquired about the possibility of James Ryan replacing Alun Wyn Jones for the of South Africa.   Ryan...

Ireland hungry for revenge on Japan

After ironing out the bumps and bruises after last week, Japan are set to tackle the Irish at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon.    As was expected, Japan gave good...