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# ireland-rugby - Wednesday 10 August, 2022

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IRFU bans transgender women from contact female rugby

Aug 10th 2022, 3:05 PM 27,076 Views 0 Comments

The association have argued that its decision to limit involvement to players recorded as female at birth is ‘based on medical and scientific evidence’.

# ireland-rugby - Saturday 6 August, 2022

All Blacks took 'step up', says under-fire coach Foster

# Claim

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# Claim

All Blacks took 'step up', says under-fire coach Foster

Aug 6th 2022, 11:08 PM 15,334 Views 4 Comments

The loss to the Springboks was the fifth in six matches after three defeats by Ireland and another by France.

# ireland-rugby - Friday 29 July, 2022

Ireland boss Andy Farrell signs 2-year contract extension

# Boost

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# Boost

Ireland boss Andy Farrell signs 2-year contract extension

Jul 29th 2022, 12:21 PM 33,025 Views 24 Comments

The new deal will keep him in the role until at least August 2025.

# ireland-rugby - Thursday 21 July, 2022

Andy Farrell 'highly regarded' as RFU continues search for next England head coach

# In Demand

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# In Demand

Andy Farrell 'highly regarded' as RFU continues search for next England head coach

Jul 21st 2022, 10:36 PM 24,534 Views 23 Comments

Eddie Jones is due to be replaced following next year’s World Cup.

# ireland-rugby - Tuesday 19 July, 2022

# Analysis

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# Analysis

Analysis: The endgame said it all for Ireland against the All Blacks

Jul 19th 2022, 11:47 AM 13,792 Views 5 Comments

Murray Kinsella breaks down the final stages of Ireland’s third Test victory.

# ireland-rugby - Saturday 16 July, 2022

Top of the world: Ireland secure number one ranking with victory in New Zealand

# They're The Ones

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# They're The Ones

Top of the world: Ireland secure number one ranking with victory in New Zealand

Jul 16th 2022, 11:20 AM 41,611 Views 30 Comments

Ireland have only been the world’s top-ranked side once in the past.

As it happened: New Zealand v Ireland, third Test

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Live Jul 16th 2022, 7:55 AM

As it happened: New Zealand v Ireland, third Test

# ireland-rugby - Thursday 14 July, 2022

# Analysis

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# Analysis

Analysis: Peter O'Mahony's tour de force against the All Blacks

Jul 14th 2022, 1:32 PM 28,002 Views 17 Comments

Murray Kinsella reviews every single involvement O’Mahony had in the second Test in Dunedin.

# ireland-rugby - Wednesday 13 July, 2022

The Taranaki farmer who answered Ireland's SOS call

# Cinderella Story

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# Cinderella Story

The Taranaki farmer who answered Ireland's SOS call

Jul 13th 2022, 10:15 PM 37,172 Views 10 Comments

Michael Bent thought his Ireland days were over – but a prop crisis led to him getting an unexpected call on his New Zealand farm.

'Where I’m from, there aren’t too many kids that would captain an Irish side'

# Pride

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# Pride

'Where I’m from, there aren’t too many kids that would captain an Irish side'

Jul 13th 2022, 3:25 AM 15,532 Views 7 Comments

Keith Earls says it was an honour to lead Ireland in last night’s win over the Maori All Blacks.

# ireland-rugby - Tuesday 12 July, 2022

As it happened: Māori All Blacks v Ireland, summer tour

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Live Jul 12th 2022, 7:50 AM

As it happened: Māori All Blacks v Ireland, summer tour

'It doesn’t get any better for us. This should be the week of our lives'

# Band Of Brothers

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# Band Of Brothers

'It doesn’t get any better for us. This should be the week of our lives'

Jul 12th 2022, 4:56 AM 9,168 Views 0 Comments

Andy Farrell has guided Ireland to two wins over New Zealand in eight months – his success based on encouraging the younger members of his team to grow as leaders.

# ireland-rugby - Monday 11 July, 2022

Doyle on Rugby: Nowhere to hide for Ian Foster

# Tour Diary

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# Tour Diary

Doyle on Rugby: Nowhere to hide for Ian Foster

Jul 11th 2022, 8:15 PM 10,529 Views 1 Comment

The All Blacks coach is under intense scrutiny at home, writes Garry Doyle from New Zealand.

Ciaran Frawley: ‘you don’t want to be that Jack of all trades; you want to find a position’

# Opportunity Knocks

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# Opportunity Knocks

Ciaran Frawley: ‘you don’t want to be that Jack of all trades; you want to find a position’

Jul 11th 2022, 9:46 AM 11,515 Views 33 Comments

The Leinster player is capable of fulfilling a number of roles but has a chance tomorrow to show Andy Farrell he is the right man to back up Johnny Sexton.

'We talked about creating history - to be the first Irish team to win here is really special'

# David Slays Goliath

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# David Slays Goliath

'We talked about creating history - to be the first Irish team to win here is really special'

Jul 11th 2022, 7:35 AM 24,376 Views 7 Comments

Ireland became just the sixth team to beat the All Blacks on New Zealand soil on Saturday – they now want to be the first to win a series here in the professional era.

O’Mahony passes HIA and has chance of making final Test; Earls captains Ireland against Maoris

# Positivity

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# Positivity

O’Mahony passes HIA and has chance of making final Test; Earls captains Ireland against Maoris

Jul 11th 2022, 5:38 AM 16,250 Views 30 Comments

The Munster veteran will lead Ireland out against the Maori All Blacks tomorrow.

# ireland-rugby - Saturday 9 July, 2022

Sexton and O'Mahony lead the way again on another historic day for Irish rugby

# Influence

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# Influence

Sexton and O'Mahony lead the way again on another historic day for Irish rugby

Jul 9th 2022, 8:09 PM 52,306 Views 31 Comments

The two most experienced players in Ireland’s team were to the fore during a famous win in Dunedin.

Sexton declares himself fit for next week and says 'this is a special day for everyone in Ireland'

# Main Man

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# Main Man

Sexton declares himself fit for next week and says 'this is a special day for everyone in Ireland'

Jul 9th 2022, 12:32 PM 14,322 Views 19 Comments

The Ireland captain limped off with a knee injury towards the end of Ireland’s 23-12 win in Dunedin.

As it happened: New Zealand v Ireland, second Test

From The42

Live Jul 9th 2022, 7:45 AM

As it happened: New Zealand v Ireland, second Test

# ireland-rugby - Friday 8 July, 2022

Second test preview - the forecast is for rain outside and the All Blacks to reign inside

# On The Line

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# On The Line

Second test preview - the forecast is for rain outside and the All Blacks to reign inside

Jul 8th 2022, 8:23 PM 9,794 Views 11 Comments

Ireland meet the All Blacks in the second test of their New Zealand tour tomorrow morning.

Second test countdown - 'We’ll see whether we’ve got the stomach for the pressure'

# Raise The Roof

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# Raise The Roof

Second test countdown - 'We’ll see whether we’ve got the stomach for the pressure'

Jul 8th 2022, 6:53 AM 4,803 Views 4 Comments

Ireland face New Zealand tomorrow needing a win to stay alive in the test series.

‘You go off for a HIA and don’t come back, everyone presumes it’s a concussion but it’s not’

# Johnny Sexton

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# Johnny Sexton

‘You go off for a HIA and don’t come back, everyone presumes it’s a concussion but it’s not’

Jul 8th 2022, 6:10 AM 22,354 Views 12 Comments

The concussion debate has raged all week after Ireland captain Johnny Sexton failed one head injury assessment last week before passing two subsequent HIA tests.

# ireland-rugby - Thursday 7 July, 2022

World Rugby defends head-injury protocols in wake of Johnny Sexton’s selection

# HIA

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# HIA

World Rugby defends head-injury protocols in wake of Johnny Sexton’s selection

Updated Jul 7th 2022, 8:09 PM 17,923 Views 14 Comments

Progressive Rugby has claimed the HIA checks are ‘being exposed’.

# Analysis

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# Analysis

Analysis: What Ireland can learn from their near misses in the first Test

Updated Jul 7th 2022, 3:03 PM 12,572 Views 7 Comments

Ireland came up agonisingly short on more than one occasion in Auckland last Saturday.

All Blacks minimise changes and coach Foster has his say on concussion controversy

# Ahead Of The Game

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# Ahead Of The Game

All Blacks minimise changes and coach Foster has his say on concussion controversy

Jul 7th 2022, 4:23 AM 10,017 Views 1 Comment

New Zealand have ruled Sam Whitelock out for 12 days but Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is free to play in Saturday’s second test in Dunedin.

# ireland-rugby - Wednesday 6 July, 2022

Always a drama at number ten - the options available to Andy Farrell

# Perfect Ten

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# Perfect Ten

Always a drama at number ten - the options available to Andy Farrell

Jul 6th 2022, 12:00 PM 25,397 Views 49 Comments

Joey Carbery, Ciaran Frawley and Harry Byrne are on the way up – but can they overtake Johnny Sexton before next year’s World Cup?

'We were not calm. We didn’t action those words. We got that bit wrong'

# Robbie Henshaw

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# Robbie Henshaw

'We were not calm. We didn’t action those words. We got that bit wrong'

Jul 6th 2022, 7:23 AM 6,998 Views 4 Comments

Robbie Henshaw believes Ireland’s quiet leaders need to step up to the plate this Saturday.

# ireland-rugby - Tuesday 5 July, 2022

‘They’re not world beaters’ - the four things Ireland have to do to beat the All Blacks

# Revenge Mission

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# Revenge Mission

‘They’re not world beaters’ - the four things Ireland have to do to beat the All Blacks

Jul 5th 2022, 9:11 AM 12,389 Views 7 Comments

Paul O’Connell, Mike Catt, Andrew Porter and Tadhg Furlong dissect Ireland’s defeat last Saturday and give their view on what needs to be done ahead of the second test.