The Connacht Women's squad for the upcoming IRFU Women's Interprovincial Championship has been confirmed by head coach Jarleth Naughton.

The final two episodes of the 'On The Road with the Ireland 7s' series are now live. The sixth and seventh installments follow the Ireland Men's and Women's Sevens team on their path across the closing rounds of the 2017/18 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in London and Paris.

A team of 25 match officials from 15 Unions, including Ireland's Joy Neville, has been announced for this coming season's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as the countdown to the 2020 Olympic Games gathers pace.

Former Ulster, Ireland and Lions star Tommy Bowe, who retired from professional rugby at the end of last season, will front eir Sport's coverage of the 2018/19 GUINNESS PRO14.

The Women's All Ireland League fixtures for 2018/19 season have been announced and for the first time many of the matches will be played on a Saturday afternoon as part of a double header with the men's All Ireland League team.

The Ireland Under-18 Women's Sevens squad put together a perfect record of ten wins-out-of-ten to win both legs of the inaugural U-18 Women's Home Nations Sevens Series. Check out our gallery from the opening day of the final leg in Birmingham.

The Ireland Women's Sevens team recorded impressive wins over England and Russia as they finished sixth at the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament. Check out our photo galleries from a memorable weekend in San Francisco.

The Ireland Women's Sevens team completed their season with a terrific sixth place finish at the Rugby World Cup Sevens, an improvement of three places on their tournament seeding. Relive all the action with our match videos from the weekend in San Francisco.

World Rugby and the global rugby family are celebrating two years to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games today. With Sevens on a high after a spectacular and record-breaking Rugby World Cup Sevens that attracted over 100,000 fans in San Francisco, players and fans have been taking to social media to mark the milestone.

From San Francisco to Birmingham and back again, Ireland Sevens teams represented the country with distinction over the weekend and that was very much the case with the undefeated Under-18 Women's side who were crowned overall Home Nations Series champions.

The Ireland Women's Sevens team recorded their best ever Rugby World Cup Sevens finish of sixth overall after losing out to Spain in a hard-fought play-off which brought the curtain down on both teams' San Francisco campaigns.

The Ireland Women's Sevens team defeated Russia 20-15 in a thrilling play-off encounter in San Francisco to guarantee their best ever finish at a Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament.

The pace and finishing ability of Portia Woodman and Michaela Blyde went a long way to deciding the Rugby World Cup Sevens quarter-final between Ireland and New Zealand, as the pair ran in five tries between them in the Black Ferns' comprehensive 45-0 win.

Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe's second half brace, adding to an early Ashleigh Baxter score, set Ireland up for a superb 19-14 Rugby World Cup Sevens victory over old rivals England in San Francisco.

There are three changes to the Ireland Under-18 Women's Sevens squad for this weekend's final leg of the inaugural U-18 Home Nations Sevens Series at the University of Birmingham.

Regardless of how the Ireland Women fare against England in today's Rugby World Cup Sevens opener in San Francisco (kick-off 12.12pm local time/8.12pm Irish time) (live on eir Sport 1/live streaming on www.worldrugby.org in certain countries/highlights on ITV 4), it promises to be a memorable occasion for Lucy Mulhall.

More than most, Cooke and Ulster star Ashleigh Baxter knows how demanding it can be to juggle 15s and Sevens international rugby. Her latest quest sees her in San Francisco for this weekend's Rugby World Cup Sevens with the Ireland Women.

The Under-18 Women's Home Nations Sevens tournament is a new addition to the summer schedule, and the Adam Griggs-coached Ireland team took the honours in the first leg in Edinburgh last weekend. Check out our photos from Ireland's five-match winning run.

As the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco come sharply into focus, Anthony Eddy, the IRFU's Director of Women's and Sevens Rugby, believes the Sevens code is continuing to grow and gain popularity in Ireland.

The start of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco is now less than two weeks away, and the announcement of both the Ireland Men's and Women's squads for the tournament has added to the levels of anticipation and excitement. Check out some photos from today's media event at Intersport Elverys' Henry Street store.