6n

'You'd either laugh or cry and I didn't want to cry in front of 80,000 people. I couldn't believe it'

7 years ago by The 42 - Ireland Rugby News

Tommy Bowe on his latest injury setback, the birth of his first child and why he has no intentions to retire just yet.

Sexton: 'The facts and how it's portrayed can be slightly different'

7 years ago by The 42 - Ireland Rugby News

Lions boss Warren Gatland has previously questioned the Ireland out-half’s durability.

'When the time arises it arises': Bundee Aki remains tight-lipped on Ireland prospects

7 years ago by The 42 - Ireland Rugby News

The Connacht centre qualifies for Ireland in October, but also has the option of representing his native New Zealand and Samoa through his parentage.

'I suppose you’ve more of a license playing with Leinster than at international level'

7 years ago by The 42 - Ireland Rugby News

Sean O’Brien is enjoying Leinster’s brand of rugby under Leo Cullen and Stuart Lancaster.

Munster's Ryan set to earn €300,000 per season with move to Racing 92

7 years ago by The 42 - Ireland Rugby News

DONNACHA RYAN IS set to earn around €300,000 per season on a two-year contract with French club Racing 92, beginning this summer. The 33-year-old’s exit from Munster was first reported by the Irish...

Munster back row O'Donoghue keen to 'kick on' with Ireland on summer tour

7 years ago by The 42 - Ireland Rugby News

MUNSTER BACK ROW Jack O’Donoghue thinks that young flanker Dan Leavy’s elevation to the Ireland bench against England for the final Six Nations last weekend is a sign that he’s not too far from the...

View from Wales: 'People will be wary of Shane Long'

7 years ago by The 42 - Ireland Rugby News

Welsh football journalist Chris Wathan gives an insight into Ireland’s Group D rivals ahead of Friday’s match.

Absorbing Six Nations throws up selection headaches in Gatland's Lions XV

7 years ago by The 42 - Ireland Rugby News

Former Ireland centre Lynne Cantwell and The42′s Murray Kinsella picked their Lions XVs.

Ireland duo Murray and Stander on shortlist for Six Nations Player of the Tournament

7 years ago by The 42 - Ireland Rugby News

The Munster pair are Ireland’s representatives on the 12-man shortlist.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England's bubble has finally burst

7 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: That was much more than a reality check. The mystique which takes time to build was smashed in Dublin and Ireland won with something to spare. ,