Of the Ireland XV squad that played England earlier this year, only 3/23 are in this summer’s touring party; 2 of which were in the “main squad” for the 6N at that time That number rises to 6/23 from the Ireland XV squad that played Spain last November

Ireland could have picked most of this squad in 2022… Jfc

A great slate of games for Ireland this autumn

Predicting Ireland's Summer Squad ☘️ 3⃣ uncapped inclusions 🤕 lots of injury concerns ❌ No James Lowe... but... 👀

Ireland’s Sam Monaghan and Aoife Wafer have been named on the 2025/26 PWR Team of the Season

2 good fixtures with 3 home games still to be confirmed

Sunday Reshare 🔃 The James Lowe departure won’t be going softly into the night, so as Irish rugby prepares to lose a fun character, here’s my two cents on the tug o’war that led us to this point 👇

NEW ✍️ "Not since Johnny Sexton in 2013 have Leinster lost such a talismanic figure"

Had a great chat with Jamie Wall on the DSPN Rugby show last night comparing, contrasting and discussing all things Irish and NZ Rugby

Brittany Hogan: Ireland’s Green Wave (🎙️@dplockhart) #BrittanyHogan #UlsterRugby #WomensRugby

I will eat my own foot if this is true There’s years of precedent to how IRFU do things, but even controversial contracting in years gone by had decisions made by December or January Feels like the type of yarn that would have been poo-pooed if said during POM’s extension, for example

Brekaing news

The 2027 Women’s Six Nations opener between Ireland and Scotland is set to be held in Murrayfield

Tony Brown will be swapping the Boks for his native All Blacks... in 2027 For RTÉ Sport

New 🎙️ Connacht Season Review In podcast #2 of our provincial season reflections, I was joined by James Doyle to reflect on year 1 of the Lancaster project

La Rochelle in the league since the end of the Six Nations Played 8, Won 7 Cracking bolt into the playoffs from Ronan O’Gara’s men

NEW ✍️ "If you feel Schmidt and Cullen overstayed their welcome, then others can make the same argument about Farrell". Today's contract should divide opinion, when the national team are on less steady footing than before.

Ireland's Nations Championship Referees ☘️ Australia 🦘 Ben O'Keeffe (NZ) Japan 🌸 Andrea Piardi (Ita) New Zealand 🥝 Nic Berry (Oz) Ireland's Eoghan Cross and Andrew Brace in the middle for Fiji v Wales and South Africa v Wales repsectively

New Inter-Pro Show 🚨 In the first of 3 review shows, I was joined by Jen and Conor to discuss Munster’s turbulent season. Enjoy! 🎥 youtu.be/YdLzlBj8vVg?...

As good of a podcast as you’ll hear all year If nothing else, you definitely can’t call Leinster boring this season

SEASON FINALE 🚨 After what felt like 909 games across 800 weeks, the 2025/26 season finally came to an end at the weekend; so let's review it. 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/4coR...

Hollie Davidson and Andrew Brace have been confirmed as the referee's for this weekend's URC semi-finals There will be an all Scottish officiating team in Dublin with an all IRFU group in Murrayfield

This is the only forum/app where I see this discussion and in some quarters, hope-posting I’ve heard nothing to indicate McMillan will leave, and the reported comments doesn’t hint at it either Only way I see him leave is if the “board” above him remains the same, which I’d say is quite slim

Back on live blog duty for the Irish Examiner as Munster take on the Bulls in the second URC Quarter-Final of the weekend 💻 www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/...

The42 are reporting that James Lowe is set to leave Leinster this summer after turning down an offer to stay with the province

NEW POD ALERT 🚨🚨 With a URC QF fast approaching, the two are back to discuss ALL the major rugby headlines... Enjoy! 🏉 open.spotify.com/episode/5oLE...

Ireland's U20 RWC Referee Appointments: England 🌹 Ben Connor (WRU) Argentina 🌞 Reuben Keane (RA) USA 🦅 George Selwood (RFU) Leinster's Robbie Jenkinson is the sole IRFU official at the tournament this summer which starts on June 27th in Georgia

Another brilliant episode between the lads Great format, great analysis, and a Jamember Him section

This has done great numbers over the past 24 hours so worth a second share There seems to be a real schism between demise deniers and Frank Grimes enthusiasts; which from my vantage point, is fascinating Should make for an interesting next 18 months

New ✍️ "there is no doubt in my mind that Irish rugby is underperforming, practically across the board. "The bubble has burst, the aura is lost, and yet still, not everyone wants to recognise this" caolanscullymedia.substack.com/p/trust-your...

A final like no other really Don’t know if I’ll ever see a team quite like Bordeaux. Means little to Leinster, especially with the scoreline, but an honour to get to cover a team as good as UBB

3 times a fan, 1st time reporting Can't watch? Come join me over on the Irish Examiner website for a live blog of today's epic Champions Cup final between Leinster and Bordeaux! 💻 www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/...

Ian Madigan knows all about Leinster and Bordeaux, and in an exclusive interview, he talks the punditry route, Leinster’s knife-edge and more

Ulster 2025/26 season in review ⚪️ 🏉 25 games played (1 postponed) 📈 14 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw 👨 50 players used 💪 Most appearances: S. Wilson, D. McCann, J. Murphy - 22 🦵 Most points: Nathan Doak - 128 ⚡️ Most tries: Zac Ward - 14

It's almost kick-off time in Bilbao... Your favourite quartet returned to preview this weekend's showdowns so check it out below! youtu.be/c0s1-cw15QA?...

New ✍️ EPCR Finals Preview ☘️ 17 years to the day from Leinster's first, they are desperately seeking a 5th star, as Ulster look to end a 20 year drought

As reported, Robert Baloucoune returns from injury to start the Challenge Cup final in Bilbao No place for a Werner Kok farewell game, while Rob Herring misses out

Better late than never, but here is our post-game discussion Live from the Aviva + the latest from Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald, Erin King & Scott Bemand www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMZB...

Ireland 2026 W6N in Numbers 📊 163 points scored 25 tries scored 27 players used 4 new caps 3 wins 3 attendence records broken

New ✍️ After two years in exile and now playing her best rugby, Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald's story reminds us of the path to days like this

Craig Casey is quite possibly the most underrated rugby player on the planet.

After tonight's URC results: 🟢 Connacht - Top 8 secure, but not Champions Cup *yet* ⚪️ Ulster - Relying on Lions v Munster; will have 2nd chance of Europe vs Montpellier 🔵 Leinster - Win tomorrow secures 2nd 🔴 Munster - Need a result to avoid missing out on top 8 & Europe

🏉 Final round of URC 🏉 Final round of W6N ⛳️ PGA Championship ⚽️ Final day of SPFL 🏐 Provincial football finals 🏑 Provincial hurling championship A weekend for the ages

New ✍️ Ireland v Scotland Preview ☘️ This game is important in more ways than one. Off-field, it signifies the surging appetite for women's sport. But on the field, only a win will do for an Irish side looking to finish on a high

Just the one change to the Ireland side for their record day out at the Aviva against Scotland Sam Monaghan starts with Dorothy Wall on the bench, where Vicky Elmes Kinlan also returns 28 tests in, and Scott Bemand is still yet to name an unchanged XV 🤯

This team… 🥹

Upper tier 🙌

I joined Ben Jaycock and The Rugby Paper's Roundup Podcast this week to discuss the finale of the Women's Six Nations and the Irish women's game Check it out below youtu.be/2ZndJrZldgo?...

Another milestone reached 30,000 tickets sold, and it's only going to go higher

With Chloe and Huw on the same pod... no one is safe