Rugby

June

June 2026

Nations Championship

'Old dog' Slipper out of retirement and Bell returns as Schmidt names Wallabies squad

19 Jun

1.3k

Lowey

'One of the best of all time' - Leinster want to give Lowe fitting farewell

19 Jun

3.0k

High Standards

'If you don't win a trophy every season, you feel pretty inadequate'

19 Jun

1.4k

contest

How Leinster and the Bulls are using a new tactic under high balls

There have been some teething issues for teams implementing the new approach.

Murray Kinsella

18 Jun

2.6k

new boss

Rhys Ruddock takes first Head Coach role with Lansdowne FC

18 Jun

3.2k

experience

'Retired' Wallaby Slipper, 37, set for shock international comeback

18 Jun

4.7k

Leinster Lowedown

'It’s the nature of the business that we are in. The business gets done, and you move on'

18 Jun

4.1k

Addition

Munster set to sign Australian playmaker Will Harrison

17 Jun

17.6k

Nations Cup

All roads feel like they lead towards Eden Park as Farrell selects another tried and tested squad

17 Jun

2.2k

32m

Nations Championship

Uncapped Connacht trio included in Farrell's Ireland squad for summer Tests

Jack Crowley and Andrew Porter are among the injury absentees.

17 Jun

7.2k

Sitting Out

Borthwick plans to rest Itoje for England tour

17 Jun

775

anticipation

'Jacques has been immense for us as a group and the players love working with him'

17 Jun

1.6k

Front Row

Munster poised to sign former England tighthead Kieran Brookes

17 Jun

5.0k

Team news

Tadhg Furlong returns to Leinster side to play Bulls in URC final

17 Jun

3.8k

Old friends

Munster to visit Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle in pre-season

17 Jun

2.4k

Resilient

Tommy O'Brien has delivered a stand-out season after years of injury pain

17 Jun

1.3k

no scrum no win

Bulls out to settle scrum score with Leinster in Croker repeat

The Irish province had the better of this battle in last season’s final.

Murray Kinsella

16 Jun

2.2k

On the Move

Ulster announce signings of Eduardo Bello, Keynan Knox, and Chay Mullins

Updated 16 Jun

5.8k

detail

Leinster legend Nacewa: 'I would have loved to play under Jacques'

16 Jun

2.5k

new frontier

Ireland women's fixtures released for Autumn WXV Global Series

16 Jun

821

Lessons

Leinster used down week to dig into Champions Cup final loss

16 Jun

2.9k

Loosehead

'Andrew’s a loss but whoever has played has done admirably'

16 Jun

1.7k

Rivalry

Leinster and the Bulls have plenty of history when it comes to knock-out rugby

15 Jun

1.8k

Munster

Munster to host Leicester Tigers in Cork pre-season friendly

15 Jun

1.8k

Rugby

Ireland women to play first-ever Test series in South Africa in October

15 Jun

678

Blow

Andrew Porter ruled out of Leinster's URC final against the Bulls

15 Jun

4.0k

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra

Ireland's plan, the URC final, Lowe legacy, and ROG's bad night

Rugby

Marchant double helps Stade Francais thump La Rochelle to reach semis

14 Jun

8.0k

Tourists

Schmidt, Jones and Rennie look to deny Ireland a happy tour

14 Jun

3.4k

Scenes

Exeter reach Prem final after epic fightback – and last-gasp goalline stand – against Bath

13 Jun

3.5k

Rugby

Hurricanes crush Blues to book Super Rugby final date with Chiefs

13 Jun

2.5k

sayonara

What actually happened that led to James Lowe's exit from Irish rugby?

The 33-year-old wing has one last game with Leinster in the URC final next week.

Murray Kinsella

13 Jun

8.4k

marching on

Litchfield's hat-trick of tries fires Northampton Saints into English Premiership final

12 Jun

2.1k

Banned

Stormers flanker Ackermann handed three-match ban for Ronan Kelleher hit

12 Jun

2.5k

domination

Chiefs humiliate Crusaders to book place in Super Rugby final

12 Jun

4.3k

PodcastThe 42 Rugby Weekly

UNLOCKED: Stuart Lancaster chat

Enjoy a free segment of Wednesday’s Rugby Weekly Extra pod with Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster. If you would like to listen to the full episode, head to The42.ie/subscribe.

20m

New Role

Joe Schmidt to coach Australia A squad alongside Stephen Larkham

12 Jun

3.2k

turnaround

'Nobody saw us in the final' - Pollard and Bulls take aim at Leinster

11 Jun

4.3k

Options

Farrell prepares to name Ireland tour squad amid injury concerns

The Ireland boss needs Leinster’s players to come through the URC final unscathed.

Murray Kinsella

10 Jun

7.4k