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The 26-year-old is back in Joe Schmidt’s squad and hopes to impress against Scarlets tonight.
Jason Harris-Wright will look to help Clontarf to AIL glory before joining Pat Lam at Bristol.
The 32-year-old is set to join after the current Super Rugby season.
The back row believes his side need to respond to mistakes more maturely.
Jamie Heaslip has been impressed by Josh van der Flier’s work ethic.
CJ Stander is learning exactly how demanding Test rugby is.
Joe Schmidt has named a rounded, imposing back row for the clash with France.
Anthony Foley has finally been able to get his best back row on the pitch.
The 25-year-old back row has been in excellent form for Anthony Foley’s side.
The Australia back row says the broadcaster is a ‘big hero of mine.’
Ulster star will line out at openside flanker for Ireland against Romania on Sunday.
The back row felt he lost out to Justin Tipuric in the World Cup warm-up against Wales.
Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip tells us about the experience of missing out on the 2007 World Cup.
The versatile 24-year-old has grown into an important squad member under the Kiwi.
The 34-year-old back row has called time on his playing career.
Leinster’s 23-year-old back row got his first taste of Test rugby against Scotland.
The blindside was replaced by Jack Conan after 20 minutes today.
Openside flanker Nepia Fox-Matamua will join the province on a two-year deal.
Samuela Vunisa is the latest player to confirm a transfer out of the Guinness Pro12.
The 22-year-old left Leinster last summer to join the Premiership club.
Back row Paddy Butler’s exit was also confirmed today.
The Irish province left several scoring opportunities behind them in defeat to Clermont last night.
The Leinster flanker turned 24 today and now feels a settled part of Joe Schmidt’s group.
The injured flanker is looking forward to seeing Sean Cronin getting over the gainline this weekend.
The 22-year-old will make his third start for Leinster at the RDS tomorrow night.
Back row selections, attacking progress, defensive aggression, Zeebs and the set-piece.
The 22-year-old openside flanker tells TheScore.ie how he works on his breakdown skills.
The 24-year-old South Africa native says Limerick feels like ‘home’ now.
The 27-year-old is fit, fresh and motivated ahead of a new season with Leinster and Ireland.
The 23-year-old has bolstered Ulster’s back row options after impressing in the Ulster Bank League.
The 22-year-old was one of the stand-out individuals last weekend in Resistencia.
The 28-year-old English back row was man of the match in the Heineken Cup final on Saturday.
Back row blockbuster, kicking out-halves, squad cultures, midfield excellence and Plan B.
The Ulsterman has underlined his preference for playing six, and there may be an opening in that position against Italy.
Having seen Foley the tactician work at close quarters, the former Munster back row is in no doubt that the province is in safe hands.
The Leinster No. 8 has been heavily involved in Ireland’s training camp in recent weeks.
The No. 8 has put an end to the long-running speculation linking him with a big-money move to France.
The back row is the key area for Ireland, and without the powerful flanker something will be missing.
The Ulster back-row believes beating Samoa at the breakdown will be half the battle on Saturday.
Joe Schmidt has a number of options to choose from at the back of the scrum.