Marcus Smith has defied expectations by winning a place on the bench for the British and Irish Lions’ first Test against Australia, but Owen Farrell and Henry Pollock miss out on selection. Tom Curry ...

The full 23 man squad to take on the Wallabies in Brisbane contains 11 Irish, nine English three Scottish and no Welsh ...

Maro Itoje captains the side, and is joined in the second row by Joe McCarthy, with Tadhg Beirne named at at blindside.

Jack van Poortvliet returns at scrum-half, with Sale duo Bevan Rodd and Asher Opoku-Fordjour packing down in the front row ...

Irish provinces Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connacht learn the details of their fixtures for their Champions Cup and Challenge Cup campaigns in Europe.

Every four years, a British and Irish Lions tour is still seen by many as the peak of professional rugby, with the finest ...

LISBON (Reuters) -Ireland will hand first caps to winger Shayne Bolton, flanker Alex Kendellen and centre Hugh Gavin as a much depleted side take on Portugal in their test in Lisbon on Saturday.

Ireland will hand first caps to winger Shayne Bolton, flanker Alex Kendellen and centre Hugh Gavin as a much depleted side take on Portugal in their test in Lisbon on Saturday.