The IRFU have invested in the top tier. Professional central contracts were first introduced in August 2022. A year later, ...

Ireland face a tough task to get out of the pool stages in England, facing reigning champions New Zealand, top Asian side ...

Runaway world number ones England will have to buck a losing trend if they are to win a home World Cup, with a host of ...

Welcome to our daily round-up of the latest big news and views on the biggest women's rugby tournament in history, including ...

The competition is being held across eight different cities and stadiums in England and it all kicks off on Friday 22 August.

AOIFE DALTON has backed Ireland to shine at the Rugby World Cup. The centre will be hoping to start the Pool C opener against ...

While the upcoming World Cup will be held in England alone, it will provide Scotland, Wales and Ireland smaller yet significant platforms to advertise their own developing structures and talent.

The Republic of Ireland’s 1982 World Cup Qualifying Campaign by Paul Little. Out now by Pitch Publishing. The Republic of ...

As Ireland name their Women's Rugby World Cup squad, the inclusion of star forward Aoife Wafer is the big news but there are ...

Key back row forwards Aoife Wafer and Edel McMahon are both included in Ireland's squad for this month's Women's Rugby World ...

That was the Reuters preview of Ireland's 2015 World Cup prospects, the last time they travelled as in-form Six Nations champions. The outcome - repeated four years later and so many times before ...