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Rugby

Yesterday
20th December 2025
There Be Dragons
Out-of-sorts Connacht suffer shock defeat on the road against Dragons
11 hrs ago
4.2k
33
United Rugby Championship
Munster ease to bonus-point win over Ospreys
13 hrs ago
5.4k
23
Leinster v Ulster
Richie Murphy on Aviva defeat: 'It definitely won't deflate us. It definitely won't knock us off track'
20 Dec
3.0k
23
URC
Connacht and Munster seek momentum on Welsh trips
20 Dec
2.1k
3
Last week
14th December 2025 - 20th December 2025
Leo Cullen
'It's not the way you ideally want to play every week'
19 Dec
4.0k
33
Drama
Leinster edge Ulster to claim provincial bragging rights
A converted try late on sealed a four-point victory for the hosts.
19 Dec
6.8k
67
PodcastThe 42 Rugby Weekly
Breakdown deep dive and end of year awards
Team news
Prendergast, Aki and Ioane return to Connacht side to face Dragons
19 Dec
2.0k
1
Preview
Leinster need to be sharper as Ulster seek rare Aviva win
The provinces go head-to-head in Dublin tonight.
19 Dec
1.9k
19
Stockdale Exchange
'If you're saying that the interpros are just another game, you're probably lying to yourself'
19 Dec
1.2k
1
PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
Leinster-Ulster preview, and 'Moment of the Year' for 2025
Team news
Nash and Wycherley return among six Munster changes for Ospreys visit
18 Dec
4.2k
Team news
Leinster and Ulster name strong sides for Dublin interpro
18 Dec
7.9k
33
the most wonderful time of year
'It's Christmas time. Everyone gets to go to the pub and have pints and watch us bate the head off each other'
18 Dec
4.5k
16
the votes are in
Katie Taylor voted Ireland's most admired athlete for remarkable ninth year in a row
Troy Parrott’s 95th-minute winner against Hungary has been voted as the nation’s Most Memorable Sporting Moment of the year.
18 Dec
2.6k
9
Bench press
'Huge guys who couldn't play 80 minutes of rugby' - McBride scathing of substitute rules
17 Dec
7.3k
59
flashpoint
'I felt like I let the lads down' - 'Devastated' James Ryan reflects on South Africa red card
Ireland star admits disappointment after being sent off at crucial time against Springboks last month.
17 Dec
2.8k
25
Update
Prendergast and Ioane set to return for Connacht
16 Dec
2.8k
8
Test
Ulster's Murphy tells players to up physicality ahead of Leinster clash
16 Dec
2.1k
8
Back in action
Ulster's Jude Postlethwaite and Stuart McCloskey to return for Leinster clash
16 Dec
3.1k
8
PodcastThe 42FM
Should we be worried about the Ireland rugby team?
On the Move
Richard Cockerill departs as Georgia boss after Black Lion's hammering to Connacht
16 Dec
4.0k
0
Inter-pro
'I would expect them to come here fully loaded' - Leinster gearing up for Ulster showdown
16 Dec
3.5k
8
URC
Mossy Lawler wants Munster fringe players to get their URC campaign back on track
15 Dec
4.1k
3
Injury Update
Jack Conan available for Leinster's URC clash vs Ulster
15 Dec
2.0k
4
squad update
Calvin Nash and Fineen Wycherley back in action for Munster ahead of Ospreys trip
15 Dec
2.6k
10
PodcastRugby Weekly Extra
Leinster claw it back, and potential new areas of focus for officials in 2026 Six Nations
CONNECTION
'I absolutely love him, he really motivates me' - Joe McCarthy inspired by younger brother Paddy
15 Dec
11.8k
19
Player Management
'I'd get my head cut off if I decided it was going to be Leinster week'
15 Dec
17.6k
15
Champions Cup
Toulon edge Bath as Bristol, 'Quins and Northampton hand out hammerings
14 Dec
3.6k
4
Munster finish on a high after a frustrating night down the Páirc
14 Dec
4.5k
24
This month
December 2025
Wrap
Glasgow comeback upends Toulouse on Dupont's first start since injury
Updated 13 Dec
8.3k
20
Challenge Cup
Late yellow cards prove costly as Ulster lose to Cardiff at the death
13 Dec
4.6k
27
emphatic
Connacht off the mark after eight-try to nil win over Black Lion
13 Dec
4.6k
14
Selection
Gloucester boss points to 'reality' after fielding weakened team in Cork
13 Dec
5.8k
4
cookies
'He's pretty unheralded. I'm super proud of him' - McMillan
13 Dec
21.6k
13
Job Done
Munster grab bonus-point win in scrappy Cork clash with Gloucester
Clayton McMillan’s men finished with five tries against the second-string English side.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Páirc Uí Chaoimh
13 Dec
4.1k
25
Minute-by-Minute
Munster earn bonus-point win over Gloucester in Champions Cup
After last week’s defeat to Bath, Munster came to Páirc Uí Chaoimh in search of redemption.
13 Dec
24.5k
66
Great expectations
'I’m not feeling Xabi Alonso’s pressure' - Cullen happy to see Leinster find a way to win
13 Dec
4.3k
31
Preview
Munster's backfield, the Spider-Man meme, and a former GAA star starting at the Páirc
Clayton McMillan has effectively chosen three fullbacks to play wing and 15 against Gloucester.
Gavan Casey
13 Dec
3.2k
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