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2023
'Connacht, it’s just the nature of the thing, they have to take a punt on someone'
18 Apr 2023
7.8k
26
'What does that front row cost in terms of salary? You're looking at €1.5 million'
11 Apr 2023
22.4k
83
'There’s work to be done on growing the game where it’s really not on the radar at all'
20 Mar 2023
8.3k
9
'You could make the case that Ireland are the best Six Nations team ever'
15 Mar 2023
19.0k
28
'Farrell has been retired if you read the media, which is ridiculous'
1 Mar 2023
9.3k
2
Is Super Rugby's new 'Yellow Card Upgrade' system the answer?
15 Feb 2023
10.2k
14
Wales players 'looking at significant pay-cuts'
31 Jan 2023
10.4k
2
'You do look at it with a different lens when it's an Irish player'
25 Jan 2023
30.1k
37
Carbery in Catch-22 as Byrne and Crowley edge ahead in Ireland pecking order
19 Jan 2023
25.7k
18
'It's not being able to look him in the eye and say, 'We're going to build a team around you''
3 Jan 2023
46.8k
42
All time
'It'll be brilliant to watch how he's able to adapt and bring his skill set to the Chiefs'
14 Dec 2022
27.5k
7
'Character-wise, there's a massive question mark about that group now'
13 Dec 2022
8.9k
4
'The intensity that he brings definitely has a lifespan' - What next for Eddie Jones?
7 Dec 2022
8.5k
9
'He helps Munster get to places they have struggled to get without him'
5 Dec 2022
16.9k
'He's better off not taking it' - Should Warren Gatland return as Wales head coach?
28 Nov 2022
19.5k
8
'The Welsh regions can't sign players, they can't retain players. It's just a mess'
23 Nov 2022
33.1k
17
Based on November, who looks most primed to win next year's Rugby World Cup?
21 Nov 2022
51.6k
30
'Wallabies teams normally respond very well under extreme adversity'
16 Nov 2022
5.4k
4
'Ireland don't seem to have been impressed with what he has offered'
9 Nov 2022
34.6k
7
Will Connors on living with Jimmy O’Brien, and Ireland’s ‘brotherhood’
4 Nov 2022
2.6k
0
'I think he should move to Munster' - Leinster hooker McKee shines
31 Oct 2022
36.4k
35
Join us for a live Ireland v South Africa preview with special guest Will Connors
28 Oct 2022
6.2k
0
'We aren't capturing the next generation in terms of generating stars'
Updated 26 Oct 2022
18.9k
1
'Supporters tend to afford more patience to a project if young players are at the heart of it'
17 Oct 2022
9.2k
5
'Ahern has got something really special... he's a very unique player'
12 Oct 2022
14.8k
4
'I think Sexton is justified to try and push to get the right decision'
10 Oct 2022
30.0k
24
'Players were getting knocked out on a Thursday and playing on a Saturday'
5 Oct 2022
5.2k
3
'You have to worry about the quality of some of the players Munster have'
26 Sep 2022
41.9k
43
Munster's biggest frustrations and what's their best centre pairing?
21 Sep 2022
23.1k
15
Context, prior warning and 'shtones' - Why Mathieu Raynal's big call was the right one
Updated 19 Sep 2022
24.3k
13
Schmidt's 'clarity' makes All Blacks a different-looking proposition
5 Sep 2022
16.5k
20
Rugby Weekly Extra: SA mini-tour will cause friction, but IRFU are right to 'go for it'
Updated 29 Aug 2022
20.4k
9
'I was really close to signing for Leinster. They gave my contract to James Lowe!'
Updated 18 Jul 2022
74.4k
6
'You've got to give Gibson-Park that leeway to play how he feels the momentum'
6 Jul 2022
7.6k
14
'Behind them, it's an absolute car crash... There's a big issue'
4 Jul 2022
23.8k
25
'Faz is coming as the former student but I think Joe is still King Kong'
27 Jun 2022
10.1k
2
Join us for a special All Blacks v Ireland preview night in Dublin
10 Jun 2022
19.3k
5
'You can just see he has everything... His top-end speed is frightening'
19 May 2022
16.8k
3
'I think he'll go to New Zealand and should get capped in one of the three Tests'
16 May 2022
26.1k
15
'He's due some big starts in big games... there's a real battle for 9'
2 May 2022
17.7k
16
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