Connacht academy forward Eanna McCarthy will captain Ireland in their Under-20s Six Nations game against England.

Canada born but Castlebar bred Mark Balaski to play for Southern Districs Sydney in preparation for crucial Rugby World Cup ...

He joins that subset of players in the Irish squad that can seamlessly move around positions, as Garry Ringrose did last ...

BBC Sport NI picks five Ireland players who might catch the eye in this year's Under-20 Six Nations Championship.

Sexton’s departure from Connacht has been “bubbling away” for a few weeks, giving Wilkins time to compile a list of possible candidates. “You know the rugby ... in the academy with that ...

New head coach Neil Doak has announced his Ireland Under-20 men's team for Thursday's Six Nations opener against England at ...

At Leinster, the departures of Stuart Lancaster, Felipe Contepomi and Andrew Goodman have been a case of people stepping up to high-profile head coaching or Test rugby jobs. For Connacht ...

Ulster boss Richie Murphy recently admitted that the province was in the process of sorting out its coaching team for next season ...

Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins said he was ... “I think one of the values of rugby has been the respect for referees, obviously in the professional era, it becomes more complicated.

He made his Connacht debut in January 2018 against Munster. He was named academy player of the year for the 2017/’18 season. Since then he has been a mainstay in the Connacht back-row ...