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known unknowns

'There will be something new from the Irish': Boks expect to see much more of Ireland's attacking threat

23 Jun 2016

4.2k

our story

'We believed' - Ireland U20s' journey to the World Championship final in their words

23 Jun 2016

6.2k

On The 42the line-up

Connacht among the five top seeds for next week's Champions Cup draw

23 Jun 2016

10.6k

boks it off

Schmidt 'utterly confident' Ireland have the energy to end long season with series win

23 Jun 2016

4.1k

final hurdle

Tiernan's test, impact bench and more Ireland team talking points

23 Jun 2016

6.9k

Team news

O'Halloran replaces injured Payne with Healy included on Ireland bench

23 Jun 2016

23.8k

the end

Ireland and Leinster's Eoin Reddan confirms retirement from rugby

23 Jun 2016

22.4k

Boks Boost

Combrinck and Whiteley start for Springboks in third Ireland Test

23 Jun 2016

4.8k

On The 42bright future

Ireland's Deegan nominated for U20 Player of the Tournament award

23 Jun 2016

8.6k

Cork Man

Munster centre Daly destined for academy after World Championship final

23 Jun 2016

7.8k

On The 42third test

Harrison starts for England as Cheika shakes up Wallabies XV

23 Jun 2016

4.4k

Changes

Rugby Championship introduces a new bonus-point system for this year

23 Jun 2016

8.0k

the henderson kid

'We realise we’re massively fortunate to get a second bite at this apple'

23 Jun 2016

6.1k

'You might have young players suddenly see an opportunity to become an Olympian'

23 Jun 2016

3.9k

Ruck Stats

Analysis: Quinn Roux's big impact and all of Ireland's second Test rucks

23 Jun 2016

8.9k

wednesday

We'll Leave It There So: It's now or never for Ireland, McIlroy to skip Rio and all today's sport

22 Jun 2016

10.6k

On The 42Hard Knocks

Nonu ruled out of Top 14 final after this nasty head clash last weekend

22 Jun 2016

4.3k

On The 42futureisgreen

Nucifora: Ireland's performance at World U20 Championship a huge boost

22 Jun 2016

5.6k

arrivaderci

Early blow for Conor O'Shea as injury forces Andrea Masi into retirement

22 Jun 2016

4.4k

On The 42game of inches

Watch: This agonising, fingertip knock-on proved decisive in epic State of Origin Test

22 Jun 2016

4.7k

Analysis

The42 Rugby Show: losing at altitude, Ireland's gameplan and looking ahead to a series decider

22 Jun 2016

9.1k

On The Road

Leinster to kick-off their pre-season with fixtures in Navan and Tallaght

22 Jun 2016

5.3k

trimby

'To be taken seriously, you need to back it up and we didn’t do that'

22 Jun 2016

5.3k

NZ 2017

'I think he would be a great candidate' - Jones backs Hartley for Lions captaincy

22 Jun 2016

4.3k

On The 42new cap

Fullback O'Halloran eager for second Ireland cap after brief cameo debut

22 Jun 2016

7.4k

Tuesday

We'll Leave It There So: Ireland prepare for crunch Euro clash, Zlatan to call it a day and all today's sport

21 Jun 2016

16.3k

On The 42Last Chance Saloon

Ireland name Niamh Briggs in 7s squad for this weekend's Olympic qualifier in UCD

21 Jun 2016

5.4k

Greg Feek

Schmidt's Ireland inspired by performances of U20s in England

21 Jun 2016

5.6k

eastern promise

Toulon president Boudjellal insists Goromaru signing is not a marketing stunt

21 Jun 2016

9.9k

Front Row Options

Pat Lam's Connacht sign Irish-qualified tighthead Robertson-McCoy

21 Jun 2016

9.0k

Exiles

Second row Jerry Sexton signs permanent deal with London Irish

21 Jun 2016

7.7k

Next generation

8 of Nigel Carolan's Ireland U20 squad recruited to Leinster academy

21 Jun 2016

12.1k

On The 42Frustration

'We’re not over it to be honest' - Ireland still hurting from Joburg

21 Jun 2016

6.0k

History makers

Analysis: Intelligent Ireland U20s dominant on way to World Championship final

21 Jun 2016

5.8k

rugby friends

Michael Cheika and 'shallow' Steve Hansen are having a little war of words

21 Jun 2016

7.2k

No Excuses

'We have to believe we can do it. I know we can' - Murray confident ahead of series decider

21 Jun 2016

6.1k

On The 42futureisgreen

Carolan believes his young guns can make history and lift world crown

20 Jun 2016

11.2k

Final Countdown

Ireland to face England in World Rugby U20 Championship final

20 Jun 2016

15.0k

monday

We'll Leave It There So: Ireland one win from being world champions and the rest of today's sport

20 Jun 2016

27.1k

On The 42Men Against Boys

5 U20 stars who made a Championship semi-final look ridiculously easy today

20 Jun 2016

17.3k

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