IRFU confirms new one-year contract extension for Johnny Sexton
The 35-year-old is the current Ireland captain.
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The 35-year-old is the current Ireland captain.
Ireland’s fixtures see them finish with games against South Africa and Scotland.
The 25-year-old has been named on the bench for the clash with Cardiff Blues.
However, Marcell Coetzee has been ruled out for Dan McFarland’s side.
Tadhg Furlong will make his first Test start in a year against Italy on Saturday.
The Women’s Six Nations will kick-off in April with the U20s competition fixed for June.
The inter-pro clash has been rescheduled for two weekends’ time.
The clash was due to take place tomorrow.
The new competition will kick-off in April after the 2020/21 Pro14 final in March.
Andy Friend’s men hope to deliver more of the good stuff from Paris last weekend.
If they can get out of the pool, Ireland are set to face France or New Zealand in the quarter-finals.
Keith Earls, Bundee Aki and CJ Stander have also come into the starting XV for Twickenham.
The Liverpool star is not suffering from any symptoms according to the Egyptian FA.
Leinster will face Northampton Saints and Montpellier, while Connacht take on Pat Lam’s Bristol and Racing 92.
Garry Ringrose misses out due to the broken jaw he sustained last weekend.
The Candystripes could face disciplinary action due to their inability to fulfil Wednesday night’s fixture in Tallaght.
Ed Byrne, Will Connors, Jamison Gibson-Park, Shane Daly, Hugo Keenan, and Ryan Baird have been included.
A further five players and one staff member have been identified as close contacts.
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If Ulster qualify, they’ll either be away to Exeter or at home against Northampton.
Fiji join Scotland, France and Italy in the other group.
Billy Burns returns to captain the side, while Edinburgh have named a strong starting XV.
Peter Sullivan and Alex Wootton start on the wings for the western province.
The event was originally scheduled to take place at Mount Juliet in May.
Ireland are set to play six Tests in seven weekends from October through into December.
The senior and intermediate deciders will take place at HQ, with the junior showpiece to be played elsewhere two weeks earlier.
The once-capped Ireland international joined from Leinster last year.
Both clubs have confirmed their starting teams for the clash at Turf Moor.
The 2020/21 season of European rugby is now due to start on 11/12/13 December.
It follows a cabinet meeting today.
The country has 232,243 cases, surpassing the UK and Spain.
Dan McFarland has confirmed his 43-man senior squad for next season.
The European club season has been suspended.
There are now 214 cases on the island of Ireland.
Earlier, the WRU had said the game would go ahead but sense has finally prevailed.
The Premier League is due to hold an emergency meeting today.
The moves have been made in a bid to slow the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
The Six Nations fixture is due to take place in Cardiff on Saturday.
The decision has been made due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The Division 1 hurling decider will now take place on the same weekend of the football finals.