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CORK CONSTITUTION CENTRE Niall Kenneally will captain the Ireland Club team in the first of two games against their Scottish counterparts in Edinburgh on Friday night [KO 7.30pm]. Kenneally is one of nine players retained from last year, as head coach Morgan Lennon blends experience with seven debutants in his starting XV for the Myerside […]

WHEN YOU CONSIDER Tom Farrell’s consistently excellent and standout form in the green of Connacht in isolation, few would quibble with his inclusion in Ireland’s Six Nations squad to be named by Joe Schmidt later today. He would be fully deserving of the opportunity. But the return to fitness of Chris Farrell at Munster and […]

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MUCH LIKE MANY of her now former team-mates, Paula Fitzpatrick stepped away from rugby quietly. No airs, graces or retirement swansong. No fuss, just exit stage left and move on with life. She became the latest of that golden generation — Philip Doyle’s team that caused a seismic shock by beating New Zealand at the […]

MARO ITOJE WILL miss England’s Six Nations games against France and Wales, but the knee injury he sustained at the Aviva Stadium last weekend is not as bad as first feared. The Rugby Football Union [RFU] today confirmed Itoje — who left Dublin on crutches — sustained medial ligament damage during Saturday’s 32-20 win over […]

ROB KEARNEY HAS long been aware of the debate that swirls around him having been Ireland’s first-choice fullback for the last decade. Jared Payne, Simon Zebo, Jordan Larmour – just a few of the names who have been pushed forwards as alternatives to Kearney in recent years. Robbie Henshaw was the latest, having been picked […]

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WALES HEAD COACH Warren Gatland has made one change to his starting line-up for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Scotland at Murrayfield, bringing in Ospreys lock Adam Beard to replace Cory Hill. Hill will miss the rest of the tournament after suffering an ankle injury during Wales’s 21-13 victory over England 10 days ago. Scarlets […]

RHYS RUDDOCK HAS shaken off a hamstring injury to return to action for Leinster in Friday night’s Guinness Pro14 clash against the Cheetahs at the RDS, as Leo Cullen makes nine changes to his starting XV. Ruddock was ruled out of contention for Ireland’s Six Nations trip to Rome last weekend after sustaining the injury […]

AARON SMITH HAS committed his future to New Zealand and has signed a new two-year deal with Super Rugby side, Highlanders. Aaron Smith with New Zealand team-mate Liam Squire. Source: AAP/PA Images The 30-year-old, who made his All Blacks debut in 2012, has made 81 Test appearances for the reigning world champions. “From my earliest […]