Farrell Names Ireland Team To Face Japan In Newcastle

Head Coach Andy Farrell has named the Ireland Match Day Squad, sponsored by Vodafone, for Saturday’s Nations Championship clash against Japan in Newcastle (Kick-off 8.10pm local time/11.10am Irish...

Meredith to make Test debut against France in Brisbane

Brumbies playmaker Declan Meredith will become Wallaby number 997 on Saturday evening, selected to start at flyhalf against France in Brisbane as part of the Nations Championship. The North Queensland...

Australia 31-33 Ireland: Late Clarkson try downs Wallabies in thrilling Nations Championship clash

Tom Clarkson's late try helped injury-hit Ireland kick-start their Nations Championship campaign with a thrilling 33-31 victory over Australia in Sydney. After New Zealand edged France 34-32 in the first-ever...

New Zealand 34-32 France: Hosts edge back-and-forth Nations Championship curtain-raiser

New Zealand held off a late comeback attempt from France for a nail-biting 34-32 victory in the first-ever Nations Championship match in Christchurch. The very first match in the new-look, 12-team tournament...

Nations Championship: Round 1 Report

Round 1 of the Nations Championship saw both hemispheres come out with 3 wins a piece, with South Africa leading the Southern Hemisphere table following their dominant display against England at Ellis...

Semi-finals confirmed at Junior World Championship after thrilling end to pool stage

France will face New Zealand in the first World Rugby Junior World Championship 2026 semi-final in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Monday, 13 July before defending champions South Africa take on England. South...

All 67 Tries that Bryan Habana has scored for South Africa | Bangers Only

Australia v Ireland | Player Ratings

The Wallabies have gone down in a heartbreaking thriller with Ireland, the visitors coming from 12 points down to win 33-31 in an entertaining opener in Sydney.   Here are our player ratings for...

Battle of the flyhalves | Australia vs Ireland

The battle of the flyhalves will always be a big talking point in a match as they control the tempo on attack, organise the defence and can be the difference between winning and losing with one point. ...

Australia vs Ireland | The Scrum battle

Ireland hang on for a 33-31 win over Australia in the opening round of the Nations Championship. The match went on to the 80th minute when Australia were awarded a penalty, 40 meters out on the 5 meters...