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Henshaw, O'Brien back for Ireland

Today at 05:48 am - Centre Robbie Henshaw and flanker Sean O'Brien have been included in Ireland’s 38-man squad for the Six Nations. Henshaw sustained a hamstring injury before the match against Argentina last November and did not play for Leinster during the festive season. While he was initially expected to miss Ireland’s opening Six Nations match against Englan...

'You can plan for it' - World Cup organisers ready for disaster in Japan

Today at 05:06 am - Rugby World Cup organisers are concentrating their efforts on contingency planning given their host country Japan's vulnerability when it comes to natural disasters....

Ben Tameifuna cops lengthy ban for high shot

Today at 02:45 am - Racing 92 prop Ben Tameifuna has received a lengthy ban in France after a dangerous tackle in his latest Top 14 outing....

10 bold predictions for 2019

Yesterday at 11:31 pm - Alex McLeod has brainstormed 10 World Cup-related predictions eight months out from the showpiece event's kick-off....

| Derby time for SA teams in PRO14

Yesterday at 09:09 pm - It's derby time in South Africa and on Friday all PRO14 roads will lead to Port Elizabeth where the Southern Kings and Cheetahs will take centre stage....

26 weeks worth of bans handed out - ranging from spitting to alleged racist abuse

Yesterday at 08:34 pm - The EPCR has been busy sanctioning multiple players for misdemeanors during the Heineken Champions Cup, Challenge Cup and Continental Shield....

Three changes the Premiership needs to make for clubs to compete and why

Yesterday at 07:39 pm - The investment from CVC may make it seem like a good time for the Gallagher Premiership to increase its salary cap, but the long-term effects could be much more dangerous. It can be tweaked, however....

19 unavailable, 7 uncapped and a once-tarnished player - Scotland's squad analysed

Yesterday at 06:59 pm - It's 20 years since Scotland's 1999 Five Nations triumph, but is this class of 2019 capable of ending their Six Nations run without a trophy....