Sidelined. Eben Etzebeth’s season just took another turn after playing just one game following his return from a 12-week ban for gouging. The towering lock returned for the Sharks’ Challenge...
Axed. Moana Pasifika are reportedly set to be dumped from Super Rugby Pacific at the end of the current season, in a move that would further shrink the competition and...
Loosehead. Leinster’s injury crisis in the front row further worsened over the weekend, with the province now down to just one fit loosehead prop. With Andrew Porter, Jack Boyle and...
The best of the best. Popular French outlet L’Equipe have named five Irish players in their ‘Greatest Champions Cup XV’ as they mark the 30th anniversary of the tournament. While...
Rugby’s Messi. Finn Russell has never exactly played by the script, but this might be the moment he’s torn it up entirely. The Scotland outhalf produced one of the most...
On the move. Rabah Slimani’s time with Leinster is set to come to an end this summer, with the veteran prop returning to France after a two-season stint in Dublin....
Back-rowers. When it comes to Irish back-rows, they do not come much tougher than the old combination of Stephen Ferris, Seán O’Brien and Jamie Heaslip. The trio gave Ireland a...
Wanted man. Ulster look set for another intriguing shake-up in the front row this summer, with a seasoned All Black now firmly on their radar as they prepare for a...
Insane. There are tries… and then there are moments that feel like they belong in a different sport entirely. Louis Bielle-Biarrey produced exactly that as Union Bordeaux Bègles tore Leicester...
Quarters. As the curtain comes down on a thrilling Round of 16, we take a look at the full draw for the quarter-finals of the Investec Champions Cup and the...
Groundbreaking. World Rugby have this morning announced one of the most radical law changes in the sport’s history, with scrums set to be entirely removed from the game ahead of...
Work harder. It’s often the smallest moments in training that end up shaping the biggest moments on matchday — and for Stuart McCloskey, one reminder from Andy Farrell proved decisive...
Altercation. Frustration can boil over in elite sport, and even the best aren’t immune — something Johnny Sexton has openly admitted to in his autobiography, Obsessed. The former Ireland captain,...
