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Rugby

This month

November 2025

red card

'Fingers crossed' - Ireland's Beirne to face disciplinary hearing tonight

4 Nov

5.8k

39

Newcomer

'It was my parents and my brother. It was really special'

4 Nov

4.2k

2

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra

Ireland/All Blacks review

Prem

Ulster centre Stewart Moore joins Newcastle Red Bulls on loan

3 Nov

2.5k

6

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Support

Springboks assistant coach Jones backs Ntlabakanye call-up despite doping probe

3 Nov

3.7k

Laurent Labit

Ex-France attack coach appointed Perpignan boss

3 Nov

2.8k

2

Challenge

'Zero excuses from here' - Farrell's Ireland must bounce back

3 Nov

3.1k

38

impression

McCloskey stands up for Ireland but could miss Japan game

3 Nov

3.5k

16

Regrets

'We let them off the ropes and we let them play'

2 Nov

3.0k

14

Sponsored

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useful exercise

McMillan: Argentina XV game helps Munster build depth

2 Nov

3.5k

8

USA

Ireland plan to play games in the US on an annual basis

World Rugby has big plans for rugby in America.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Chicago

2 Nov

2.7k

16

slog

A frustrating, stop-start day felt like a missed chance for Ireland

2 Nov

3.7k

16

Solidarity

'I was gutted for him' - Barrett says he will support Beirne

2 Nov

11.0k

33

frustrations

'We got a red card and dealt with it pretty well. That doesn’t make it better'

1 Nov

3.9k

22

not great

Player ratings as Ireland fall to New Zealand in Chicago

1 Nov

7.9k

33

10m

Comment

McCloskey a rare positive of a sloppy showing in Chicago

1 Nov

3.0k

33

stop-start

Ireland second best in Soldier Field as All Blacks blitz second half

Andy Farrell’s men struggled in the set-piece and couldn’t find consistent rhythm.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Soldier Field

1 Nov

6.4k

133

Rugby

Munster's young guns run in five tries to beat Argentina XV in Thomond

1 Nov

7.1k

9

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One-sided

Graham hat-trick helps Scotland rack up 13 tries in dominant USA win

1 Nov

1.6k

4

As it happened

Ireland v New Zealand, November Test

1 Nov

59.6k

176

Dominant

Feinberg-Mngomezulu guides South Africa to big win over Japan

1 Nov

2.5k

3

Impressive

Henry Pollock shines off the bench as England see off Australia

1 Nov

3.5k

25

Fits and starts

Don't call it a comeback: Jack Crowley’s testing year comes full circle with All Blacks rerun

The 25-year-old has refined his game and earned back some of the trust he seemed to lose last November.

Gavan Casey

1 Nov

2.9k

14

Sponsored

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Competition

Baird gets another shot to make statement in Ireland 6 jersey

1 Nov

2.4k

24

Memories

'You'd probably catch salmonella off me I was so raw'

1 Nov

2.7k

5

The big day

Ireland aim to repeat the feat against the All Blacks at Soldier Field

Andy Farrell’s men have enjoyed the build-up in Chicago but now they need to pitch up.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Chicago

1 Nov

1.3k

16

Last month

October 2025

marks out of 10

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

31 Oct

5.1k

5

Ruling

Leinster's Osborne escapes ban after red card against Zebre

Updated 31 Oct

4.0k

11

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PodcastThe 42 Rugby Weekly

Ireland v New Zealand preview with James Tracy

Haunted by his memories of a historic day in 2016, James Tracy joins Gavan Casey to preview ‘The Rematch’ between Ireland and the All Blacks in Chicago.

35m

Number 10

'I don't think I was hard done by. I wasn't satisfied with my performances'

31 Oct

6.2k

22

Sponsored

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Loosehead

How being a 'pain in the ass' put McCarthy on Farrell's radar

31 Oct

3.2k

24

The Boss

'Staying where we are isn’t going to be good enough' - Farrell

31 Oct

1.8k

0

stu

Stuart McCloskey deserves his first shot at the All Blacks

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has backed the Ulster centre as his main man at 12.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from Chicago

30 Oct

3.5k

28

Homework

Familiarity, friendship, contempt, and Jordie Barrett's double-edged sabbatical

Ireland and New Zealand’s midfield battle in Chicago will be of particular interest, even without Rieko Ioane.

Gavan Casey

30 Oct

2.4k

1

Chicago

'There’s going to be a lot of green, it's not the Aviva but it's close'

30 Oct

1.9k

2

Team news

Jack O'Donoghue to captain Munster against Argentina XV

30 Oct

5.3k

13

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Team news

Beauden Barrett returns at out-half as New Zealand make three changes to face Ireland

30 Oct

4.9k

10

November internationals

Suaalii among regular starters to return for Australia against England

30 Oct

1.5k

2

Number 10

'He deserves it' - Farrell backs Crowley at out-half for Ireland

30 Oct

3.9k

7

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