England and Wales slumped further; France edged New Zealand, and South Africa and Australia continued their successful autumn ...

In a year where coach Rassie Erasmus has rotated heavily, loosehead Ox Nche was a constant figure in the Springboks’ matchday ...

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France's hangover from last year's Rugby World Cup included a chastening defeat to Ireland, a drab draw with Italy and a scandal-hit tour of south America.

The 33-year-old has won seven Ireland caps - none of which were starts - during a fairly middling Test career. But Heffernan ...

79 mins: Lineout for Ireland is successful, Ireland go wide, Keenan and Lowe combine to make some ground but Argentina’s line ...

and in the week their captain Jamie George said facing the Springboks is the perfect Test for them to return to winning was, and rise from their eighth ranking in the world. The Boks have already ...

Penalty avalanche It says a lot about Ireland’s grit that they have managed to win two of their last three matches despite getting done on the penalty count – cumulatively conceding 37 penalties to 19 ...

If Ireland play again like they did against the All Blacks, then the next few weeks will hold a great deal of pain ...

Ireland rebounded from defeat to New Zealand by edging Argentina in a nailbiting one-off Test at Lansdowne Road on Friday.

Argentina are overseen by former Leinster player and coach Felipe Contepomi, who has enjoyed an excellent year since stepping ...