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Rugby

Last week
25th May 2025 - 31st May 2025
Sharks have improved but remain URC's most perplexing team
Two-week ban for Champions Cup winner Poirot after altercation with Pollock
Beirne and Dalton the big winners at Rugby Players Ireland awards
NSW outclass Queensland to win State of Origin opener
'I've got enough pain in my life' - James Lowe on not watching the Champions Cup final
Former England prop Dan Cole announces he will retire at the end of the season
Leinster's Jack Boyle nominated for URC award
Golden point could be played in Lions' third Test against Australia to avoid shared series
After over 400 appearances, Saracens legend Goode to bow out
Bordeaux prop cited for allegedly grasping Pollock's throat
Jack Crowley passed fit for Munster's URC quarter final with the Sharks
Pulse-checking the Champions Cup final, UBB's glory, and Saints' rise
Henshaw's Leinster season over as Furlong suffers calf injury
'I never dreamt of being a Lion because that's where the legends lived'
Shane Byrne is heading Down Under this summer to captain the British and Irish Legends.
Last month
May 2025
Bordeaux overcome stubborn Saints to land first Champions Cup title
EPCR confirm inaugural Club World Cup to take place in 2028
Tumultuous time for 7s as IRFU stick by decision to axe men's team
'The brain only wants to survive' - How pressure and repeat failure impacts performance
Sports psychologist Anne-Marie Kennedy explains how an athlete’s brain responds to pressure situations.
Risk or rest? Northampton and Bordeaux's approach contrasts Leinster's
Joy for ex-Munster coach Van Graan as Bath stay on track for treble
Champions Cup final preview: no Joey, Noel Mac's influence, and Saints' special sauce
No Carbery for Bordeaux, Saints welcome back Furbank for Champions Cup final
2027 Rugby World Cup draw to take place this December
Peter O'Mahony and old foe Sam Cane to team up for Barbarians against South Africa
Ireland star Aoife Wafer seals Women's Premiership move to Harlequins
The 20-minute red card will be applied to all of pro rugby
Leinster to begin their campaign in South Africa as 2025-26 URC fixture list released
Wrecking ball Angus Bell a major ball-carrying boost for Ulster
The 24-year-old Wallabies prop has come through serious injury concerns in recent times.
Munster sign UCC second row on development deal
Are fans getting shafted? Ulster's big signing, Munster's lineout, and Leinster's lesson
Munster's Tom Farrell nominated for Irish Players' Player of the Year award
Ulster Rugby confirm that fly-half Aidan Morgan has left 'by mutual consent'
Wallabies loosehead prop Angus Bell set to sign for Ulster
Northampton's likely lads could become stars of the Lions tour
The English club’s impressive project has brought them to the brink of a Champions Cup title.
Sherratt returns as Wales interim coach for Japan tour
Bernard Jackman: The questions that remain after IRFU shut down the men's sevens programme
Sport Ireland calls IRFU's 7s decision 'disappointing but not surprising'
Seven years on, Carbery aims for second Champions Cup medal
Munster's hopes, Leinster's response, and Ireland 7s fallout
Ireland's Aoife Wafer crowned 2025 Six Nations Player of the Championship