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URC Team Announcements

The teams for Friday night's Round 14 fixtures of the BKT United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information.     Glasgow vs Ulster   Stafford...

Injury forces Jack McGrath to call time on stellar career

Former Ireland Lions prop Jack McGrath has announced his retirement from rugby.   The 33-year-old was released by Ulster at the end of last season and had been without a club as he strived to recover...

Blair Kinghorn comfortable taking a back seat to ‘world-class’ Finn Russell

Edinburgh fly-half Blair Kinghorn admits he can have no complaints about losing the Scotland number 10 jersey to the resurgent Finn Russell over the past few months.   The 26-year-old looked...

Rhys Ruddock On Why He Chose The Green Of Ireland Over The Red Of Wales

The voice on the other end of the line serves as an immediate reminder that Rhys Ruddock is a rugby player with a pretty unique back story. Straight away, it’s unmistakable - that Welsh lilt to the...

Munster Squad Update | Preparations Continue for Ospreys at Thomond

The Munster squad are continuing preparations at the HPC ahead of Friday’s URC round 14 clash against Ospreys at Thomond Park (7.35pm).     Gavin Coombes, Keith Earls and Roman Salanoa...

Ireland extend their lead at the top of the World Rugby Rankings

Unusually there were no positional changes in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings despite there being a full programme of fixtures in the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship.     However,...

25 Retained for Ireland Mini Camp as Players Return to Provinces for URC Action

The Ireland coaching group will retain 25 players for the two day mini camp at the IRFU High Performance Centre later this week while the remainder of the squad have returned to their provinces to play...

Galthié rues missed opportunities against Ireland

Fabien Galthié was left to rue missed opportunities against Ireland as his France side ran out of steam in their 32-19 defeat, their first in 15 matches.   The battle between the world’s...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Ireland v France

Six Nations Preview: Scotland vs Wales

Scotland will be looking to finally back up an opening-weekend Six Nations win when they welcome Warren Gatland's Wales to Murrayfield on Saturday.   While Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup by...