Rugby

April

April 2026

Team news

Ireland make one change for Six Nations trip to France

23 Apr

1.9k

Praise

'Ireland's a great example of what you can do with a small population' - Eddie Jones

23 Apr

5.2k

wing man

'I'd love to go to a World Cup. That's a massive goal of mine'

23 Apr

3.6k

Fighting Talk

'I'd be worried if I was them' - Flood's warning for France

23 Apr

1.1k

Land down under

Ireland-Japan Nations Championship clash to take place in Newcastle

22 Apr

3.4k

Suspension

Leinster's Max Deegan handed two-match ban after red card against Ulster

22 Apr

3.1k

50m

All in

Peter O'Mahony to release autobiography in September

22 Apr

4.1k

On The 42Signed Up

McCarthy, Deegan and Foley pen new deals with Leinster

22 Apr

2.3k

Momentum

Sean Naughton part of an exciting Connacht crop hitting their stride

22 Apr

2.5k

Moving On

'I took the decision that I would work outside of Munster next season'

21 Apr

6.7k

Playoff race

'We're under pressure at the moment' - Injury-hit Ulster face testing Munster trip

21 Apr

2.1k

Rugby

Connacht call on Eoin de Buitlear and Sean O’Brien to bolster squad in South Africa

21 Apr

3.2k

Captain

'I can't get drawn into this stuff' - Munster skipper Beirne on Randle

21 Apr

5.1k

through the turnstiles

Ireland set to play in front of record crowd again when Scotland visit Dublin

21 Apr

3.0k

Sidelined

Ulster props Bell, O'Toole and Wilson all ruled out of Munster game

21 Apr

2.9k

locked in

Leinster out-half Harry Byrne signs new contract

Updated 21 Apr

4.2k

On The 42On The Dotted Line

Munster announce two-year contract extension for Calvin Nash

21 Apr

2.2k

Must do better

Leinster are not ‘where we should be yet’

21 Apr

2.5k

Analysis

McMillan's Munster find some mojo in much-needed win in Italy

The southern province got on top of Benetton early on and stayed there.

Murray Kinsella

20 Apr

2.7k

dotted line

Edwin Edogbo extends Munster deal until end of next season

20 Apr

4.6k

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra

Big wins for Leinster & Connacht; Munster's response; Ireland women & club-game resurgence

Appointment

Connacht name former World Cup winner as their incoming scrum coach

20 Apr

7.9k

richie murphy

URC table remains tight as Ulster prepare for 'significant' Munster test

20 Apr

4.4k

Depth

'It's not rocket science' - Cullen gets reward from rotated Leinster team

20 Apr

3.0k

Ireland look to 'revenge game' against France with belief

20 Apr

846

Focused

Tadhg Beirne hails Munster reaction and demands same mindset is brought to Ulster clash

19 Apr

3.7k

Rugby

'I couldn't breathe the whole game but the blood just kept pouring out'

19 Apr

6.6k

Dominant

Munster deliver with 7-try win in Benetton

18 Apr

8.1k

destructive

Wafer back to her best in powerful performance for Ireland

18 Apr

1.9k

Dominant

Parsons bags three as Ireland batter Italy on glorious Galway day

Scott Bemand’s side scored seven of their nine tries in a thrilling first-half display.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Dexcom Stadium

18 Apr

2.4k

England run in 12 tries to hammer Scotland in Six Nations

18 Apr

1.7k

ireland womens rugby

Ireland v Italy, Women's Six Nations

Relive all the action from a big win in Galway.

18 Apr

18.5k

On The 42Reaction

'This is huge for Connacht' - Lancaster's pride after statement victory in South Africa

18 Apr

5.2k

road win

Naughton try seals historic win for Connacht in Cape Town

18 Apr

5.0k

Second best

Ulster 'definitely deserved something out of the game' - Murphy

18 Apr

2.8k

Reaction

'Sam's just had to be patient, I thought he was great'

18 Apr

6.0k

home comforts

Ireland must show true selves on record-breaking day in Galway

18 Apr

1.2k

Derby

Leinster's early dominance enough to hold off Ulster's late fightback

Leo Cullen’s team went 29-0 up before the home side scored three unanswered tries.

Ciarán Kennedy

Reports from Affidea Stadium

17 Apr

6.9k

As it happened

Ulster 21-29 Leinster, URC

17 Apr

22.6k