Former Ireland international Bernard Jackman has claimed that the next Tadhg Furlong is waiting in the form of Leinster teen Niall Smyth.

Nearly five and a half years on from winning the last of his 57 caps for Les Bleus, Leinster tighthead Rabah Slimani has been recalled to the France squad at the ripe old age of 35.

Johann van Graan will drink to a career-long friendship with Leinster counterpart Jacques Nienaber on Saturday night - but ...

Leicester Tigers will travel to Toulouse with minimal outside expectations but Tigers legend and Premier Sports pundit Andy Goode believes they ...

Munster Rugby were left reeling when Graham Rowntree left my mutual consent but Ian Costello has steadied the ship.

Munster outhalf has the dash and derring-do to plug even the most plodding fixture into the grid in a split-second.

"It is such a great tournament to play in, the games are getting harder and harder and teams are getting better, it’s going ...

Ireland's bid to win a third successive Six Nations title for the first time was boosted on Wednesday with the return of a ...

Murray played his first game under Costello’s charge last Saturday, playing the full 80 minutes in the vital win over ...

Simon Easterby named his Ireland squad for the Six Nations on Wednesday - we've had a stab at predicting the 23 for the ...

BBC Sport NI looks at some of the talking points from Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby's Six Nations squad.

Some of the 11 players who were not in the squad at this point last year have been blooded in the intervening period ...