Rugby

This month

November 2025

In form

6-try England claim ninth win in a row

8 Nov

4.8k

Eddie Jones

'The great thing Ireland do is produce teams that stay in the fight'

8 Nov

5.3k

Autumn nations Series

Scotland fight back from 17-0 down, but All Blacks do enough to extend 120-year winning streak

8 Nov

4.0k

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Take a Bow

Farrell's 'lifeline' with Munster ends with singing 'Killeagh' after impressive Ireland debut

8 Nov

11.6k

Comment

Familiar problems leave Ireland struggling to ignite before late flourish

A strong final quarter put some gloss on the performance following a sloppy start.

Ciarán Kennedy

Reports from Aviva Stadium

8 Nov

2.0k

Verdict

Did Andy Farrell get the response he wanted? 'In short, no'

8 Nov

2.3k

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra

SNAP REACTION: Ireland 41-10 Japan

Closing It Out

Farrell's Ireland finish strong to see off Japan in Dublin

Andy Farrell’s side had a poor first half but pulled clear of their visitors late on.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from the Aviva Stadium

8 Nov

4.6k

Minute-by-Minute

Ireland dominate Japan 41-10 in November Test

8 Nov

33.0k

143

The butcher

'Michael D Higgins is saying, 'Welcome home.' It was a dream'

Dylan Fawsitt became the first player to reach 100 appearances in the MLR earlier this year.

Murray Kinsella

8 Nov

6.5k

ireland xv

Exciting Irish side take on Spain and Farrell will be watching

8 Nov

4.1k

Andrew Porter

'It's a nice feeling, being able to help people away from rugby'

8 Nov

1.1k

enthusiasm

Ireland look for dominant display against Eddie Jones' Japan

8 Nov

1.4k

PodcastThe 42 Rugby Weekly

Invigorated Caelan Doris | Japan preview

Comeback

'I made the most of it' - Doris returns to Ireland captaincy refreshed

7 Nov

3.4k

Test

Erasmus relishing 'brutal' France rematch on Paris return

7 Nov

2.8k

brave blossoms

Ireland's supporting cast get chances to make a statement

7 Nov

3.2k

fullback

Moments that got away, aerial contests, and a run at 15

7 Nov

1.9k

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Challenge

'Our intent in how we play the game, we need a reaction' - Farrell

7 Nov

810

Eddie Jones

'Andy comes in and he’s a bit freer and he’ll end up getting sacked for that, mate'

6 Nov

9.3k

Injuries

Ahern, Ringrose, and McCloskey were ruled out of Japan game

6 Nov

7.2k

Out to impress

Ireland A coaches aim to 'stretch and push players out of comfort zone'

6 Nov

3.1k

experience

Tom Stewart to captain Ireland 'A' against Spain

6 Nov

5.3k

resilience

Farrell's circuitous route to Ireland debut shows his grit

The creative outside centre has faced plenty of setbacks on his route to the top.

Murray Kinsella

6 Nov

3.7k

autumn internationals

France vs South Africa: Springbok skipper Kolisi's 100th cap, Le Garrec as Dupont replacement

Updated 6 Nov

3.7k

Team news

Farrell starts on Ireland debut while Doris returns as skipper

Andy Farrell has made eight changes to his starting XV.

6 Nov

8.9k

All Blacks XV

New Zealand make Scotland changes after Barrett brothers' injuries

6 Nov

1.9k

Awareness

How Beauden Barrett helped Tadhg Beirne to get his red card overturned

6 Nov

8.0k

Take a Break

All Blacks captain Scott Barrett confirms rugby 'sabbatical' - but he won't be following Ioane to Ireland

6 Nov

7.5k

driven

Casey: 'I'm very ambitious. I want to get to the highest level'

6 Nov

1.7k

decision

Joe Heyes: Choosing England over Ireland was easy

5 Nov

10.7k

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra

James Tracy on Ireland's lineout and scrum frustrations in Chicago

Setback

Injured Jordie Barrett to miss rest of All Blacks tour

5 Nov

4.8k

ronan kelleher

Ireland go 'back to the drawing board' as they target improvement for Japan

5 Nov

4.3k

flow

'We're doing a lot of work' - Johnny Sexton says Irish attack will fire

5 Nov

2.4k

Verdict

Ireland's Tadhg Beirne free to play against Japan after 20-minute red card rescinded

Beirne appeared before an independent Disciplinary Committee this evening after receiving the red card against New Zealand.

4 Nov

11.3k

red card

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

4 Nov

5.8k

Newcomer

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

4 Nov

4.2k

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra

Ireland/All Blacks review

Prem

Ulster centre Stewart Moore joins Newcastle Red Bulls on loan

3 Nov

2.6k