Uncapped Leinster prop Jack Boyle is included in Ireland's Six Nations squad, replacing the suspended Tom O'Toole.

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

Northern Irish rugby referee Chris Busby is set to retire from officiating in the wake of comments made by Mack Hansen which ...

Simon Easterby is interim head coach for Irelands Six Nations defence while Andy Farrell leads the British and Irish Lions in ...

Ronan O'Gara will go up against Jacques Nienaber when La Rochelle host Leinster, but they could also do battle when the ...

Irish fly-half made immediate impression on debut as he looks to fill the big shoes of AJ MacGinty ...

Will Connors’ work feeds back into coaching, with the aim of the tackle being perfected at a time when its future is under ...

Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from rugby on medical grounds at the age of 30. The wing won 56 caps for England ...

ever' - Hansen Having been forced to retire from playing because of injuries, former Ballyclare player Busby became a professional referee with the Irish Rugby Football Union.

the Irish Rugby Football Union [IRFU] has said. Lowe has not played since November while Sheehan has been out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury since last summer. Easterby is stepping in ...

Injured wing due James Lowe and hooker Dan Sheehan have been selected "subject to their successful return from injury", the Irish Rugby Football Union [IRFU] has said. Image: Andy Farrell has ...