Rugby

June

June 2026

Loosehead

'Andrew’s a loss but whoever has played has done admirably'

16 Jun

1.7k

Rivalry

Leinster and the Bulls have plenty of history when it comes to knock-out rugby

15 Jun

1.7k

Munster

Munster to host Leicester Tigers in Cork pre-season friendly

15 Jun

1.8k

Rugby

Ireland women to play first-ever Test series in South Africa in October

15 Jun

633

Blow

Andrew Porter ruled out of Leinster's URC final against the Bulls

15 Jun

4.0k

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra

Ireland's plan, the URC final, Lowe legacy, and ROG's bad night

Rugby

Marchant double helps Stade Francais thump La Rochelle to reach semis

14 Jun

8.0k

Tourists

Schmidt, Jones and Rennie look to deny Ireland a happy tour

14 Jun

3.4k

Scenes

Exeter reach Prem final after epic fightback – and last-gasp goalline stand – against Bath

13 Jun

3.4k

Rugby

Hurricanes crush Blues to book Super Rugby final date with Chiefs

13 Jun

2.5k

sayonara

What actually happened that led to James Lowe's exit from Irish rugby?

The 33-year-old wing has one last game with Leinster in the URC final next week.

Murray Kinsella

13 Jun

8.3k

marching on

Litchfield's hat-trick of tries fires Northampton Saints into English Premiership final

12 Jun

2.0k

Banned

Stormers flanker Ackermann handed three-match ban for Ronan Kelleher hit

12 Jun

2.5k

domination

Chiefs humiliate Crusaders to book place in Super Rugby final

12 Jun

4.3k

PodcastThe 42 Rugby Weekly

UNLOCKED: Stuart Lancaster chat

Enjoy a free segment of Wednesday’s Rugby Weekly Extra pod with Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster. If you would like to listen to the full episode, head to The42.ie/subscribe.

20m

New Role

Joe Schmidt to coach Australia A squad alongside Stephen Larkham

12 Jun

3.2k

turnaround

'Nobody saw us in the final' - Pollard and Bulls take aim at Leinster

11 Jun

4.3k

Options

Farrell prepares to name Ireland tour squad amid injury concerns

The Ireland boss needs Leinster’s players to come through the URC final unscathed.

Murray Kinsella

10 Jun

7.3k

Courts

Leinster rugby player Alan Spicer avoids criminal conviction for assaulting woman in nightclub

10 Jun

4.8k

Top Of The Tree

Ireland's Aoife Wafer crowned back-to-back Six Nations Player of the Championship

10 Jun

2.3k

Rugby

Ireland U20 squad named for Junior World Championship

10 Jun

4.1k

starting point

Ireland to bring non-Leinster players into camp next week

10 Jun

13.8k

73m

expertise

Coaching appointments give McMillan's Munster a timely boost

Jared Payne and Jimmy Duffy have proven to be popular appointments.

Murray Kinsella

10 Jun

3.1k

Take a Bow

Tommy O'Brien and Maggie Boylan the big winners at Leinster's annual awards

9 Jun

2.6k

sayonara

Lowe has been a star of Irish rugby. He will be missed

The 33-year-old is Leinster’s record try-scorer and has been key for Ireland.

Murray Kinsella

9 Jun

2.7k

familiar face

Munster sign Jared Payne as their new attack coach

9 Jun

7.4k

Lowey

James Lowe confirms his exit from Irish rugby in heartfelt statement

The 33-year-old wing is set for a move to Japanese club rugby.

9 Jun

11.1k

Decider

URC final tickets to start at €20 for adults, €10 for kids

9 Jun

5.9k

Captain

Maro Itoje left out of England squad for latest training camp

9 Jun

3.9k

Say it Ain't Lowe

Ireland and Leinster wing Lowe set to join Japanese club

8 Jun

51.6k

54m

RIP

Former IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne dies

8 Jun

11.9k

finale

'We want to put on a proper show. Croke Park, Friday night, amazing'

8 Jun

5.4k

Big Addition

Former All Black Tony Brown to join New Zealand as assistant coach from South Africa

7 Jun

3.9k

Decider

Leinster facing another battle in URC final repeat against Bulls

7 Jun

5.5k

Drama

Bordeaux-Begles miss out on Top 14 play-off spot, La Rochelle squeeze in

6 Jun

8.1k

final day

Exeter deny Saracens English Prem play-off place as McCall bows out

6 Jun

2.8k

JGP

'He's so opportunistic' - Gibson-Park's big influence for Leinster

6 Jun

2.8k

title defence

Leinster earn home URC final against Bulls after brutal Stormers battle

Leo Cullen’s men will host the South Africans at Croke Park on Friday 19 June.

Murray Kinsella

Reports from the Aviva Stadium

6 Jun

8.5k