CONNACHT HEAD COACH Pete Wilkins has backed hooker Dave Heffernan to step up to the mark for Ireland if called upon for the November Tests. Ireland boss Andy Farrell is considering his options for the ...

On a more upbeat note, returning Emerging Ireland tourists Harry Sheridan, Cormac Izuchukwu, Scott Wilson and Zac Ward will all be available for Murphy and likely be involved as the northern province ...

SCOTLAND FRUSTRATED CRISTIANO Ronaldo’s Portugal in a 0-0 draw at Hampden to avoid losing five consecutive competitive games for the first time ever. The home side needed a wonder save from Craig ...

SPAIN SEALED THEIR place in the Nations League quarter-finals after a comfortable 3-0 win against 10-man Serbia in Cordoba. The defending champions sit three points clear at the top of Group A4 and ...

DERMOT MCCABE HAS been announced as the new manager of the Westmeath footballers, with Donegal All-Ireland winer Mark McHugh ...

After some early Ireland pressure, particularly on the Italian kickouts, it was the hosts who created the first meaningful ...

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) have selected a separate team of eight boxers for the championships, and have ...

Diarmuid Barron, meanwhile, will miss Saturday’s meeting with Stormers but has travelled with the squad to Cape Town.

THE URC’S HEAD of match officials, Tappe Henning, says Munster’s clash with Leinster at Croke Park should have been stopped ...

STUART MCCLOSKEY IS in contention to face Ospreys on Friday, but Ulster have doubts over Iain Henderson, Jude Postlethwaite, ...

FORMER CHELSEA BOSS Thomas Tuchel is in current talks with the Football Association over the England manager vacancy, ...

Mistakes from Nathan Collins and Caoimhín Kelleher were the main drawbacks of what was a generally good week for Ireland.