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Ireland rugby union team

November 2024

  • Ireland players celebrate at the final whistle in their Autumn international match against Argentina.

    Ireland 22-19 Argentina: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – as it happened

  • Jack Crowley dives across the line to score Ireland’s first try.

    Ireland hold off Argentina’s fightback after making rapid start

  • Andy Farrell watches his players warm up before the home defeat to New Zealand.

    Andy Farrell urges Ireland to ‘get back on the horse’ after All Blacks setback

  • Will Jordan scores a try as the All Blacks extend their lead in Dublin.

    Ireland 13-23 New Zealand: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – as it happened

  • Will Jordan try helps New Zealand pull away as Ireland’s home run fizzles out

  • Farrell confident history will add spice to All Blacks World Cup rematch

October 2024

  • Caelan Doris enjoys some hot yoga and sea swimming when he’s not putting in barnstorming performances for Leinster and Ireland.

    The Lion king in waiting? Why Ireland’s new talisman Caelan Doris fits the bill

    The country boy from Lacken who is now a world-class No 8 on enjoying captaincy, a fascination with psychology and his penchant for hot yoga
  • Rugby First Test<br>British Lions captain Ronnie Dawson (left) and All Blacks captain Wilson Whineray lead out their teams before the start of the rugby first test at Dunedin, New Zealand, 24th July 1959. Dawson carries a lion mascot. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

    Ronnie Dawson obituary

    Irish hooker who captained the British & Irish Lions rugby team on their 1959 tour to Australia, New Zealand and Canada
  • Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool B - South Africa v Ireland<br>Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool B - South Africa v Ireland - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - September 23, 2023 Ireland's Johnny Sexton celebrates after the match REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

    The Breakdown newsletter
    Once at war with the world and himself, Sexton in his own words is revealing

    If you thought you knew the celebrated former Ireland fly-half, it’s time to look a little deeper – this is no leafy lane memoir

July 2024

  • Ireland's players celebrate after winning the second Test in thrilling style against the Springboks.

    The Breakdown newsletter
    Rugby union power rankings: Ireland top after epic win over world champions

    New Zealand sit third after Scott Robertson’s strong start and England have work to do after a 2-0 defeat
  • Ireland celebrate their win

    South Africa 24-25 Ireland: second men’s rugby union Test – as it happened

    Ciaran Frawley scores last-second drop goal to give Ireland a thrilling win against South Africa in Durban

    • Frawley’s last-gasp drop goal seals stunning win for Ireland in South Africa

    • South Africa 27-20 Ireland: first rugby union Test – as it happened

    • South Africa hold firm to seal narrow win over Ireland in pulsating first Test

June 2024

  • Ireland (left) and South Africa huddle before their Rugby World Cup meeting in Paris.

    The Breakdown newsletter
    Ireland and South Africa should be mates but have rugby’s hottest rivalry

    Next month’s Test double-header on South African soil will write a new chapter in an increasingly rancorous struggle

May 2024

  • Tony O’Reilly throws a rugby ball while playing for Ireland.

    Tony O’Reilly: the Lions cub who earned place in Irish sporting folklore

  • Tony O'Reilly (Anthony O'Reilly)

    Sir Tony O’Reilly obituary

March 2024

  • From left: Paolo Garbisi, Warren Gatland, Marcus Smith is congratulated, James Lowe and Michele Lamaro.

    The Breakdown newsletter
    Six Nations 2024 awards: our writers on their highlights of the tournament

    From Marcus Smith’s drop goal to Wales’s doomed heroics, here are our picks for best moment, match and more
  • Marcus Smith of England, Ignacio Brex of Italy and Tommy Reffell of Wales

    Six Nations produces vintage year despite the usual winners and losers

    Even with Ireland once again top, a middle England, and Italy and Wales battling at the bottom, the tournament still thrills
  • Ireland celebrate winning the 2024 Championship, becoming the sixth team to achieve that feat.

    Ireland ready themselves for South Africa as Scotland rue near misses

    After a successful Six Nations Peter O’Mahony’s men will now face the sternest test of all against the world champions
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