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26 September 2017, 2:38pm
The Ireland Men's Sevens management team have named their 12-man squad to travel to Munich this week to compete at the DHL Oktoberfest 7s tournament.
Editor
25 September 2017, 1:25pm
World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont has hailed the Rugby World Cup 2023 bids as 'exciting and impressive' after the candidate Unions presented their vision and plans to World Rugby Council in London today.
Editor
25 September 2017, 12:11pm
Bob Geldof reads from the WB Yeats poem, 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree', as he talks about the Irish around the world and the impact they will have on a Rugby World Cup in Ireland.
Editor
25 September 2017, 11:35am
The Ireland team bidding to host Rugby World Cup 2023 delivered a powerful presentation to the World Rugby representatives in London today and promised to deliver a 'tournament like no other'.
Editor
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  Teams Ire v South Africa Teams Ireland v South Africa Opposition South Africa (H) Opposition South Africa (H) 11/11/17, 17:30
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Opposition South Africa Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 17:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D South Africa Form D D D L L  Teams Ire v Fiji Teams Ireland v Fiji Opposition Fiji (H) Opposition Fiji (H) 18/11/17, 17:30
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Opposition Fiji Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 17:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Fiji Form L L L W L  Teams Ire v Argentina Teams Ireland v Argentina Opposition Argentina (H) Opposition Argentina (H) 25/11/17, 17:30
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Opposition Argentina Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 17:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Argentina Form L L L L L  Teams Fra v Ire Teams France v Ireland Opposition France (A) Opposition Fra (A) 03/02/18, 17:45
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Opposition France Venue Stade de France Time KO 17:45 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Fra Form L W D W W  Teams Ire v Ita Teams Ireland v Italy Opposition Italy (H) Opposition Ita (H) 10/02/18, 14:15
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Opposition Italy Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 14:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Ita Form L D L L L  Teams Ire v Wal Teams Ireland v Wales Opposition Wales (H) Opposition Wal (H) 24/02/18, 14:15
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Opposition Wales Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 14:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Wal Form L D L W W  Teams Ire v Sco Teams Ireland v Scotland Opposition Scotland (H) Opposition Sco (H) 10/03/18, 14:15
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Opposition Scotland Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 14:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Sco Form D L W L W  Teams Eng v Ire Teams England v Ireland Opposition England (A) Opposition Eng (A) 17/03/18, 14:45
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Opposition England Venue Twickenham Stadium Time KO 14:45 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Eng Form W W W W D Teams Ire v Eng Teams Ireland v England Opposition England (H) Opposition Eng (H) 02/02/19, 16:45
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Opposition England Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 16:45 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Eng Form W W W W D Teams Sco v Ire Teams Scotland v Ireland Opposition Scotland (A) Opposition Sco (A) 09/02/19, 14:15
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Opposition Scotland Venue BT Murrayfield Time KO 14:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Sco Form D L W L W Teams Ita v Ire Teams Italy v Ireland Opposition Italy (A) Opposition Ita (A) 24/02/19, 16:00
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Opposition Italy Venue Stadio Olimpico Time KO 16:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Ita Form L D L L L Teams Ire v Fra Teams Ireland v France Opposition France (H) Opposition Fra (H) 10/03/19, 15:00
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Opposition France Venue Aviva Stadium Time KO 15:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire Form D D D D D Fra Form L W D W W Teams Wal v Ire Teams Wales v Ireland Opposition Wales (A) Opposition Wal (A) 16/03/19, 14:45
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 Teams Ireland v Australia Women Teams Ireland Women v Australia Women Opposition Australia Women (H) Opposition Australia Women (H) 19-17
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Opposition Australia Women Venue UCD Bowl Time KO 19:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form W W L L L Australia Women Form W L W L W  Teams Ireland v Japan Teams Ireland Women v Japan Women Opposition Japan Women (H) Opposition Japan (H) 24-14
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Opposition Japan Women Venue UCD Bowl Time KO 17:15 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form W W L L L Japan Form W L L L Teams France v Ireland Teams France Women v Ireland Women Opposition France Women (A) Opposition France (A) 21-5
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Opposition France Women Venue UCD Bowl Time KO 19:45 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form W W L L L France Form W L W W W Teams Ireland v Australia Women Teams Ireland Women v Australia Women Opposition Australia Women (H) Opposition Australia Women (H) 24-36
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Opposition Australia Women Venue Kingspan Stadium Time KO 14:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ireland Form W W L L L Australia Women Form W L W L W  Teams Ireland v Wales Teams Ireland Women v Wales Women Opposition Wales Women (H) Opposition Wales (H) 17-27
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Teams Ire U20 v Ita U20 Teams Ireland U20s v Italy U20s Opposition Italy U20s (N) Opposition Ita U20 (N) 21-22
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Opposition Italy U20s Venue Kutaisi Stadium Time KO 15:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L L L W W Ita U20 Form W L L L L Teams Ire U20 v Sco U20 Teams Ireland U20s v Scotland U20s Opposition Scotland U20s (N) Opposition Sco U20 (N) 28-32
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Opposition Scotland U20s Venue Kutaisi Stadium Time KO 13:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L L L W W Sco U20 Form L W W W W  Teams Ire U20 v NZ U20 Teams Ireland U20s v New Zealand U20s Opposition New Zealand U20s (N) Opposition NZ U20 (N) 3-69
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Opposition New Zealand U20s Venue Kutaisi Stadium Time KO 15:30 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L L L W W NZ U20 Form W W W W W  Teams Ire U20 v Sam U20 Teams Ireland U20s v Samoa U20s Opposition Samoa U20s (N) Opposition Sam U20 (N) 52-26
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Opposition Samoa U20s Venue Avchala Stadium Time KO 13:00 Referee Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L L L W W Sam U20 Form L L L L L  Teams Geo U20 v Ire U20 Teams Georgia U20s v Ireland U20s Opposition Georgia U20s (A) Opposition Geo U20 (A) 18-24
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Opposition Georgia U20s Venue Meskhi (Lokomotivi) Stadium Time KO 13:00 Referee Pablo de Luca Previous Meeting Ire U20 Form L L L W W Geo U20 Form L L L W L |
Latest Ireland News
26 Sep, 14:38
The Ireland Men's Sevens management team have named their 12-man squad to travel to Munich this week to compete at the DHL Oktoberfest 7s tournament.
Editor
25 Sep, 13:25
World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont has hailed the Rugby World Cup 2023 bids as 'exciting and impressive' after the candidate Unions presented their vision and plans to World Rugby Council in London today.
Editor
25 Sep, 12:11
Bob Geldof reads from the WB Yeats poem, 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree', as he talks about the Irish around the world and the impact they will have on a Rugby World Cup in Ireland.
Editor
25 Sep, 11:35
The Ireland team bidding to host Rugby World Cup 2023 delivered a powerful presentation to the World Rugby representatives in London today and promised to deliver a 'tournament like no other'.
Editor
Latest Wolfhounds News
17 Sep, 10:26
Leinster Rugby have this morning confirmed that utility back Niall Morris has been forced to retire from the game due to injury.
Editor
26 Aug, 13:47
Johne Murphy has today announced his retirement from professional rugby, calling time on a hugely successful ten-year career which saw the utility back win titles with both Munster and Leicester Tigers.
Editor
24 Jun, 11:30
Emerging Ireland were crowned Tbilisi Cup champions for the first time last weekend, seeing out a three-match winning run with a runaway 45-12 victory over hosts Georgia. Check out the full Georgia v Emerging Ireland match video courtesy of the Georgian Rugby Union.
Editor
22 Jun, 01:45
Emerging Ireland coach Allen Clarke was pleased to see his 'talented group of young players' run out convincing 45-12 winners over Georgia before lifting the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup.
Latest Ireland U20 News
11 Sep, 14:55
Paul Boyle, who captained the Ireland Under-20s at June's World Rugby U-20 Championship, and Ireland Sevens speedster Jordan Conroy are two of the notable inclusions in the Connacht Rugby Academy panel (sponsored by NUI Galway) for the 2017/18 season.
Editor
27 Jun, 15:34
A total of eleven new recruits will enter the Greencore-sponsored Munster Rugby Academy ahead of the 2017/18 season.
Editor
27 Jun, 14:51
Leinster Rugby have confirmed their Academy panel for the 2017/18 season as well as a new addition to their senior ranks. Eight players in total will join the Academy from July 1.
Editor
17 Jun, 12:00
The Ireland Under-20 team (sponsored by PwC) to face World Rugby U-20 Championship hosts Georgia in Sunday's 9th-10th place play-off in Tbilisi (kick-off 1pm local time/10am Irish time) has been named by head coach Peter Malone.
Editor
Latest Ireland Women News
18 Sep, 19:29
Two last-minute tries prevented Ireland from challenging for top honours at the Rugby Europe Under-18 Women's Sevens Championship In Vichy yesterday, but coach Lucy Mulhall predicts a bright future ahead for her young and talented squad.
Editor
14 Sep, 10:28
The Ireland squad for the Rugby Europe Under-18 Women's Sevens Championship in Vichy, France has been announced. The tournament takes place on Saturday and Sunday.
Editor
9 Sep, 14:46
Relive the Ireland U-18 Girls' eight-match run which saw them crowned UK School Games Rugby 7s champions at Loughborough University last weekend. Check out full game replays and a tournament photo gallery below.
Editor
4 Sep, 07:40
The Ireland Under-18 Girls Sevens squad broke new ground by reaching their first ever final and winning it as they were deservedly crowned UK School Games Rugby 7s champions at Loughborough University on Saturday night.
Editor
Latest Ireland Women's Sevens News
26 Sep, 14:38
The Ireland Men's Sevens management team have named their 12-man squad to travel to Munich this week to compete at the DHL Oktoberfest 7s tournament.
Editor
18 Sep, 19:29
Two last-minute tries prevented Ireland from challenging for top honours at the Rugby Europe Under-18 Women's Sevens Championship In Vichy yesterday, but coach Lucy Mulhall predicts a bright future ahead for her young and talented squad.
Editor
14 Sep, 10:28
The Ireland squad for the Rugby Europe Under-18 Women's Sevens Championship in Vichy, France has been announced. The tournament takes place on Saturday and Sunday.
Editor
12 Sep, 14:21
The IRFU have announced a National Men's Sevens squad for the 2017/2018 season which will see them compete in the World Sevens Series qualifying tournament in Hong Kong this coming April, and at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco next July.
Editor
Latest Ireland U18 News
7 Sep, 20:41
Anthony Eddy, the IRFU Director of Sevens Rugby, has selected a 12-strong squad to compete in this weekend's Rugby Europe Under-18 Men's Sevens Championship in Heidelberg, Germany.
Editor
11 Jun, 12:17
Following a medical review, the Ireland Under-20 management can confirm injuries to the following players - Marcus Rea (shoulder), Jack Kelly (ankle), Sean Masterson (ankle), Conor Fitzgerald (ankle) and Liam Coombes (thigh).
Editor
7 Jun, 11:22
The Ireland Under-20 team (sponsored by PwC) to face Pool B winners New Zealand in the World Rugby U-20 Championship on Thursday (3.30pm local time/12.30pm Irish time) has been confirmed by head coach Peter Malone.
Editor
24 May, 12:13
The Ireland Under-20s, sponsored by PwC, stepped up their preparations for the World Rugby U-20 Championship with a team building training camp in Birr last week.
Editor
24 Aug, 18:32
The ChildFund 'Pass It Back' Belfast Cup brought together girls from Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos with players from across Ulster to celebrate the power of sport and highlight how rugby is developing in Asia.
15 Aug, 18:29
Monday was community legacy day at Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 as the IRFU's 'Spirit of Rugby' programme brought together some local disability rugby players from DLSP Eagles, Seapoint Dragons and Westmanstown Wasps, and a number of WRWC players and coaches from the competing nations, for a fun-filled coaching/training session and Tag rugby games.
11 Aug, 18:42
Eager to build on their 19-17 victory over Australia, the Ireland Women's squad hit the gym this morning in UCD as they step up preparations for Sunday's WRWC 2017 encounter with Japan.
25 Jul, 15:35
Monday was a momentous day for the Ireland Women's camp as the 28-strong squad was revealed for the Women's Rugby World Cup on home soil. Head coach Tom Tierney and captain Niamh Briggs spoke to the press at the announcement in UCD.
15 Jul, 12:23
IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne spoke to Irish Rugby TV about the Union's 2016/17 Annual Report, which includes increased investment in Women's rugby and addresses the challenges of funding for the game in Ireland.
14 Jul, 10:11
The launch of a commemorative stamp to mark the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland was a special day for Women's rugby, team captain Niamh Briggs and her family. We spoke to her and her dad Mike at the GPO.
27 Jun, 17:30
Marie Louise Reilly joined her Ireland team-mates Nora Stapleton and Lindsay Peat at a recent Dublin City Council event in support of the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup. Reilly, who works as a DCC Sports Officer, said: "The team are coming together really well, we're working hard and hopefully August will be really memorable not just for us but for the whole country."
27 Jun, 17:00
Fiona Coghlan, Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 Ambassador and Chair of the Dublin City Sports and Wellbeing Partnership, speaks about Dublin City Council's support of the tournament in August and the momentum and excitement building in the capital and around the four provinces for WRWC 2017.
23 Jun, 08:50
Felix Jones, who is the visiting coach in Ireland camp this week, spoke to Irish Rugby TV about how 'interesting' and 'valuable' his time in Tokyo has been, and also what the transition from player to coach is like. He retired in October 2015 and is now Munster's back-line and attack coach.
23 Jun, 08:28
Speaking ahead of Saturday's second Test against Japan, Ireland tour captain Rhys Ruddock said: "We've been happy with the results so far, and there's been bits of the performances we've been really happy with and some bits that we're looking to improve on. Tomorrow marks the last opportunity to go out and do that, so we're all really excited about getting out there now."
22 Jun, 11:13
Ulster's Luke Marshall, who will return to the Irish midfield in Tokyo on Saturday, is expecting Japan to 'come back pretty hard' following their 50-22 defeat in Shizuoka last weekend.
22 Jun, 11:02
Set for his third start of the summer tour, Ireland number 8 Jack Conan said: "We gave ourselves the objective of coming over with three good performances, and I feel like we're one away from that. It'll be another massive 80 minutes and everyone wants to finish the season on a high."
20 Jun, 15:41
Marking the 50-day countdown, we hear from Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 Tournament Director Garrett Tubridy and Ireland forwards Cliodhna Moloney and Paula Fitzpatrick as the tournament, which will be held in Dublin and Belfast from August 9 to 26, draws ever closer.
19 Jun, 01:50
Highlights from Ireland's 50-22 first Test victory over Japan at Ecopa Stadium in Shizuoka. Joe Schmidt's men ran in seven tries with two each from Keith Earls, Dan Leavy and Jack Conan, while Garry Ringrose also dotted down.
6 Jun, 18:06
An Ireland Women's XV triumphed 24-22 over Japan in a behind-closed-doors uncapped trial match at the UCD Bowl last Saturday, with Hannah Tyrrell and Claire Molloy crossing for late tries.
20 Apr, 16:46
The Ireland Under-18 and Under-19 squads had a busy Easter period with seven matches played in Ashbourne, Cardiff, Llanelli, Caerphilly and Bordeaux. Check out some of the tries scored. Full match reports are available on www.irishrugby.ie.
18 Apr, 12:33
Speaking to RTE Radio rugby correspondent Michael Corcoran, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt was asked about prioritising players playing in Ireland when it comes to national selection over those who are based overseas.
18 Apr, 12:25
In an interview broadcast on RTE Radio 1's 'Sunday Sport' programme, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt discussed the challenges and opportunities presented by the summer tour to the USA and Japan, and also looked ahead to next month's Rugby World Cup Pool Draw.
18 Apr, 12:12
Speaking about working with the provinces and monitoring players' progress, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt told RTE Radio 1: "For us, having the best quality of performance within the provinces, getting some really good coaching from the provincial coaches, which we know is happening at the moment, that's the foundation that we need because in the end we get the players in a match week pretty much."
18 Apr, 11:41
In an interview with RTE Radio rugby correspondent Michael Corcoran, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt confirmed that Girvan Dempsey, Felix Jones and Ronan O'Gara will be incorporated into the coaching group for the upcoming summer tour to the USA and Japan.
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