All of which confirms that while Leinster continue to defy the odds, Irish professional rugby appears to be in decline. The recent decision by the IRFU to force the provinces to increase their ...

Ben Youngs has announced he will retire from professional rugby ... featured in four Rugby World Cups (2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) and the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia and is also ...

Finals day of the AIL (All Ireland League) is approaching, and club rugby is ready to take over the Aviva Stadium on Sunday. In a world where seeing your country play rugby can often cost three ...

However, it’s not just that the other three provinces are so far away from dining at European rugby ... in the professional era but in investing more heavily on Ireland international teams ...

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Munster team manager Niall O’Donovan will leave Thomond Park this summer after a 28-year career with the province and Irish Rugby ... the early days of professional rugby in 1997.

After years of outstanding performances on the field, three of Ireland’s most decorated players – Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy, ...

Worcester Warriors will return to professional rugby union next season after being accepted as members of the new 14-club Tier 2 league. The Rugby Football Union announced that Worcester ...

England's most-capped men's rugby international Ben Youngs announced Tuesday that he will retire from the professional game ... also played for the British and Irish Lions, underwent heart surgery ...

Worcester will return to professional rugby union next season ... along with Wasps and London Irish. But they now have a new owner in Chris Holland and Junction 6 Limited. Midlands club Worcester ...

Wasps and London Irish entering administration during the 2022-23 season. None of that trio has yet to make a competitive return to action, although Worcester will be back in professional rugby ...